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Medieval monks: a day in the life . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, 15 April 2019. Yet despite the devastation, the fire is “not the worst chapter in its 850-year history”, argues Dr Emily Guerry. (Patrick Anidjar/AFP/Getty Images)

Notre-Dame fire "It's extraordinary what has survived"

Notre-Dame cathedral, which dates back to 1163. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)

Notre-Dame 10 facts about Paris's famous cathedral

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HEX_Voices_Kavita Puri

Kavita Puri "There are other medieval women who we can bring to the foreground" . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

c1400 farmer ploughing a field.

6 of the most catastrophic weather events in British history

Portrait of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, showing his pronounced Habsburg jaw

Q&A What was the Habsburg jaw?

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Royal rivals? Medieval England and France’s tempestuous relationship . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Peasants’ Revolt: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Hildegard of Bingen

15 minutes of fame Janina Ramirez chooses Hildegard of Bingen . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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

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Edward I of England. (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Quiz Medieval royal succession . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Lost languages & travelling communities: unexpected medieval histories . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Fairy queens & giantesses: pagan goddesses in Christian Europe . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Max Schreck took the title role in the 1922 German silent film 'Nosferatu', inspired by Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'. The film enjoys a cult following. (Photo by ullstein picture / ullstein picture via Getty Images)

“Ghoul-like beyond nightmare dream, they were the living dead”: belief in Vampires through history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.