Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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HistoryExtra Medieval Masterclass with Dan Jones

Medieval Masterclass with Dan JonesImperium 410-750 AD. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Froissart illustration of Hugh Despenser the Younger's execution by being hanged, drawn and quartered. Despenser is on a ladder, as a man beside him disembowels him and tosses his entrails into a fire

‘Godly butchery’: the horrifying history of hanging, drawing and quartering

A woman slops here chamberpot from a window onto pedestrians in the street below in this woodcut

Were medieval cities really filthy?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sex lives of medieval people. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Christmas feasts with Annie GrayEpisode 1: Medieval & Tudor revelry. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Chaucer reading his work to the court of Richard II

Katherine Swynford: the scandalous duchess and ancestress of royal dynasties

What can churches tell us?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sex work: a brief history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 14th-century illustration of a farmer leading a pack animal through the ice and snow

The surprisingly modern Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Ottoman “Age of Discovery”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Anglo-Scottish border wars: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Depiction of a musician and dancing fool in Paris, 14th century

What was life like for a court jester?

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry, Ron and Hermione on the set of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Photo by Peter Mountain/Warner Bros. Pictures/THA)

The real magic of Harry Potter: 15 details the wizarding world borrows from history

Medieval manuscript makers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The rebel who defied William the Conqueror. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A mother receives her newborn baby in a c1490 text written for Henry VII. Childbirth in the Middle Ages exposed both mother and child to great peril but, writes Elma Brenner, midwives had the expertise to intervene when complications arose. (Photo by Bridgeman)

The medieval childbirth guide: 6 tips for pregnant mothers in the Middle Ages

Historical recipeCustard Tart

3 curious medieval ghost stories. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historical recipeFake fish – a medieval apple pie for Lent

Windows on to history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Windows: an illuminating history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Alfred the Great (849–899). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Who was King Alfred the Great?

QuizWeird and wonderful history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How did pasta come to Europe and when did it first become established in Italy?

Medieval ghost stories. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jodie Comer plays Marguerite de Carrouges in the upcoming film 'The Last Duel',

“A spotlight on historic societal misogyny and disbelief of women”: what The Last Duel gets right and wrong

A depiction of folk figure Dick Whittington

Dick Whittington, the Loch Ness Monster and a talking mongoose: 8 mythical figures of British history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration from The Travels of Marco Polo, showing a teenage Marco on the deck of a ship sailing away from Venice

Why are Marco Polo's travels so famous?

Trial by combat: the real history behind The Last Duel. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 14th-century illustration shows two bishops watching men fight to the death in a trial by combat.

Medieval trial by combat: the real history behind The Last Duel