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Medieval kings and queens

Henry III during the Second Barons' War
Medieval

Simon de Montfort and the barons’ crusade: why rebel lords waged holy war against Henry III

Queen Victoria on an ivory throne
Viking

Top 11 monarchs in British history

Old Norse: Page from the manuscript Codex Regius, which was written in Iceland and contains the poems of elder Edda. (Photo by Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)
Medieval

Blog Medieval matters #1: The Last Kingdom, Robin Hood and how to learn Old Norse in lockdown

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A portrait of Isabella of Castile
Medieval

Isabella of Castile: a brief guide to the medieval queen

King Richard I, aka Richard the Lionheart. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Medieval

Richard the Lionheart may not have spoken English – plus 7 more surprising facts

Tomb of Richard the Lionheart
Medieval

Q&A How did Richard the Lionheart die? And where is he buried?

A bust of Charlemagne
Medieval

Charlemagne: creating the myth

An illustration of the barons compelling King John to ratify Magna Carta, 1215. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
Medieval

6 facts about Magna Carta

William the Conqueror (1027–87), king of England from 1066 when he beat Harold II at the battle of Hastings. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Norman

9 surprising facts about William the Conqueror and the Norman conquest

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Portrait of Henry V
Medieval

Q&A Why is Henry V's portrait in profile?

King John out hunting
Medieval

8 things you (probably) didn’t know about medieval elections

A 15th-century map of the world illustrating a Latin edition of Ptolemy's the 'Geography'. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
General prehistory

12 alternative giant leaps for mankind – from carnivorism to Magna Carta

A portrait of Richard III. Was the last Yorkist king a usurper? Historian John Ashdown-Hill explains why this is a myth. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
Medieval

Did fear drive Richard III to the throne?

Painting of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, depicted on her knees in prayer wearing a head covering. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Medieval

Margaret Beaufort: mother of the Tudors

BL52779 Roy 2 B VII f.78 Reaping corn harvest in August, from the Queen Mary Psalter, c.1310-20 (vellum) by English School, (14th century); British Library, London, UK; © British Library Board. All Rights Reserved; PERMISSION REQUIRED FOR NON EDITORIAL USAGE; English,  out of copyright

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Medieval

What did Magna Carta mean to the English in 1215?

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