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Hildegard of Bingen Medieval polymath . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Reconstructing the body of God . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 4 Religion and belief . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bronze figure of Sulis, the Celtic goddess

Religion in Roman Britain: spreading the word of the gods

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Cathedrals: from bishops’ seats to tourist hotspots . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A group of people surround a stone and place their hands on it

Wicca and modern witchcraft: a history

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Episode 5 Death, sin & spirituality . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

CWAXKJ The Battle of Lepanto, the fleet of the Holy League destroys the Turkish fleet near Greece, October 7, 1571

What if... The Ottomans had won at Lepanto in 1571?

St George’s Day: 11 facts about England’s patron saint

Colour illustration of people gathering outside a church during the Middle Ages

The medieval church: your guide to religion and worship in the Middle Ages

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Eggs, bunnies and Jesus Christ: the history and origins of Easter

Stone engraved with the representation of the gods Odin, Thor and Frey, with a sacrifice to Odin

Christians and pagans in Norse society: the real religious rifts between Vikings

A portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer, who modern scholars credit for turning Saint Valentine into the patron saint of love.

Saint Valentine Who was the patron saint of love and lovers?

A 19th-century lithograph showing a medieval criminal claiming sanctuary by placing his arm through the ring on a church door (Picture by Bridgman)

Sanctuary in medieval churches: how criminals found protection from capture and punishment

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Trading and crusading in the Middle Ages . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.