Ancient Griffin-lion relief

Myths and legends

Henry the Young King is crowned in 1170. (Wikimedia Commons)

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A depiction of Robin Hood, the heroic archer in English folklore who supposedly robbed the rich and gave to the poor. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

Medieval

Robin Hood: 7 myths about the legendary outlaw of Sherwood Forest

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A guide to the Norse gods. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Vahalla is depicted as a round-topped building in this funerary stone from 8th-century Sweden

Viking

Valhalla: fighting and feasting in the Viking warrior afterlife

A helmet from a chieftain's grave in 10th-century Norway. (Images by Getty)

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The Trojan Horse – seen in the 2004 film Troy

Ancient Greece

How much of the legend of Troy is real?

King Arthur triumphs over the Saxons at the battle of Mount Badon

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The Knights of the Round Table are that the heart of many Arthurian legends

Medieval

Who were the Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, and where does the Holy Grail fit in?

King Arthur and a hand holding the sword Excalibur.

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A 16th-century painting of the Tower of Babel

General ancient history

Your guide to...the ancient city of Babylon

An 18th-century marble relief depicting Julius Caesar invading Britain by John Deare, a British neo-classical sculptor. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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An aerial view of Tintagel Castle, Cornwall. (Photo by David Goddard/Getty Images)

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An illustration depicting King Arthur fighting the Saxons, from the Rochefoucauld Grail. The absence of a clear and present origin for King Arthur has created a ‘void’ which many are keen to fill, says Miles Russell. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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The front facade of the prehistoric chambered tomb of Wayland's Smithy

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Lieutenant Colonel Percy Fawcett

20th Century

Percy Fawcett and the search for the 'Lost City Of Z'

Ragnar Lothbrok. (Illustration by Georgie Gozem for BBC History Magazine)

Viking

Ragnar Lothbrok: the legend of the immortal Viking and his sons

Four figures in a boat, including the ibis-headed god Thoth and the scarab-headed god Khepri

Ancient Egypt

8 ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses you might not know about

A photo which was believed to be of the Loch Ness Monster

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Robin Hood statue outside Nottingham Castle (Photo by Getty)

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Statue of Lady Godiva

Anglo-Saxon

Q&ADid Lady Godiva ride naked in Coventry?

The fact that so many cultures have a myth about a devastating flood has led some historians to wonder if there may have been a real event that explains the myths. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

General prehistory

Q&AWas there really a 'Great Flood'?

Emperor Nero and the fire in Rome

Roman

Q&ADid Emperor Nero really play the fiddle while Rome burned?

The ‘Surgeon’s Photo’, taken in 1934, which claimed to depict the Loch Ness Monster. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

20th Century

5 facts about the Loch Ness Monster

Historian, presenter and author Dan Jones. (David Levenson/Getty Images)

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For 10th-century warriors, the appearance of wolves, ravens and eagles on the battlefield meant an unlucky few had been chosen to die. Eric Lacey digs into a grisly superstition. (Illustration by Ross Craig for BBC History Magazine)

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Sherwood Forest podcast

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