Religion

Paris became a charnel house during the St Bartholomew’s Day massacre, as shown in this painting by François Dubois (Photo By DEA / G. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini via Getty Images)

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Catholics vs Huguenots Your guide to the French Wars of Religion

Bishops tumble, with “popish” paraphernalia falling from their pockets, in a woodcut from a 1641 Puritan pamphlet titled 'A Decade of Grievances' (Photo by Bridgeman Images)

How people power fuelled England’s century of chaos

A woodcut from Frances Rose-Troup’s book about the Prayer Book Rebellion, in which some 4,000 people from Devon and Cornwall died (Photo by Collection PJ / Alamy Stock Photo)

The Prayer Book Rebellion: Mark Stoyle on how the 1549 rising almost changed Tudor history

Low angle view of the Westminster Abbey

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Why are British monarchs traditionally crowned in Westminster Abbey?

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Westminster Abbey: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Thousands of Muslims gather in India in 2019 to offer Eid prayers, marking end of holy month of Ramadan

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A brief history of Ramadan

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Science & religion: a story of war or harmony? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mavia of Tanukh, illustration by Lynn Hatzius

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Mavia Of Tanukh Warrior queen of Arabia

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The history of atheism: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The cover of Le Petit Journal, 13 January 1895, showing the

The Dreyfus Affair: how France was divided over a miscarriage of justice

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Pilgrimage, past and present . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

St Andrew, in St Andrew chapel, depicted at his crucifixion displayed in the manner known as the Saltire cross

St Andrew’s Day: 11 things you might not know about Scotland’s patron saint

Sæberht of Essex, who oversaw the building of London’s original church of St Paul’s (Photo by The Picture Art Collection / Alamy Stock Photo)

How to survive the Dark Ages in Britain: 6 crucial tips

A medieval depiction of the festival of Candlemas

Medieval church calendar A guide to the holy days

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Christianity: a success story from the start? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.