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What can one woman reveal about Jewish life in medieval England? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What if… Empress Matilda had defeated King Stephen? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A loan transaction being recorded in a ledger, shown in a work by Marinus Van Reymerswaele
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Medieval money tricks and the modern world . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why we should remember… the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent

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Dan Jones on writing historical fiction . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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HistoryExtra Women of the Middle Ages Masterclass with Janina Ramirez Hildegard of Bingen . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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HistoryExtra Women of the Middle Ages Masterclass with Janina Ramirez King Jadwiga . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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HistoryExtra Women of the Middle Ages Masterclass with Janina Ramirez The Loftus Princess . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Q&A Which king thought he was made of glass

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My history hero Sarah Smith chooses Eleanor of Aquitaine . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Richard, Duke of York challenges Edmund Beaufort, Suke of Somerset, to pick a side in the Wars of the Roses in Henry Payne's 1910 painting 'Choosing The Red and White Roses in the Temple Garden'
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Quiz How much do you know about the Wars of the Roses?

Mongol and Mamluk cavalry clash in a 14th-century manuscript
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How to repel a Mongol invasion: the success of Egypt’s Mamluk empire

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Dragons From mythological beasts of history to the firebreathers of fantasy . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen in House of the Dragon (Photo by Ollie Upton/HBO)
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House of the Dragon The real historical event behind the Game of Thrones prequel