Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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Rebels, hostages and diplomats: royal women of the crusader states. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Richard III: your guide to the last Yorkist king of England

A medieval illustration of women fighting and toiling alongside men during a siege

Crusader queens: the formidable female rulers of Jerusalem

Exclusive podcastGame of Thrones’ medieval roots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why treason was so unforgivable in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Formidable dynasties of the Italian Renaissance. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Henry the Young King is crowned in 1170. (Wikimedia Commons)

The real King Arthur and his Lancelot? Henry the Young King's remarkable friendship with William Marshal

A painting of Henry IV, housed in the National Portrait Gallery, London. English earls, Scottish kings, French dukes and a Welsh prince all tried to unseat Henry, yet this most resilient of medieval monarchs prevailed over them all. (Photo by Getty Images)

Henry IV: the usurper king

Dr Jenna Dittmar, who has been studying medieval skeletons, reveals what her findings can tell us about injuries and violence in the era. (Image by Getty Images)

Fatal accidents and violent injuries in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A c1520–40 portrait of Henry VI

The miraculous afterlife of Henry VI

Norman cavalry on the charge in the Bayeux Tapestry. (Image by Bettmann/Getty Images)

Why the Nazis fell in love with the Bayeux Tapestry

Harold Godwinson is proclaimed king of England in the Bayeux Tapestry. It may have been commissioned by a Norman but this magnificent artwork repeatedly acknowledges the English leader’s piety and courage. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

Why is Harold Godwinson a hero of the Bayeux Tapestry?

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

The Dark Ages: a ‘black hole’ in Britain’s history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Max AdamsThe First Kingdom: Britain in the Age of Arthur. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

This image from the Nibelungenlied manuscript shows Pilgrim welcoming Kriemhild, a fictional character described as his neice in the text (Photo by Alamy)

The forged texts of the Middle Ages: why Europe's holy men turned to counterfeiting

Edward I’s letters. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration of the Black Death from the Chroicles of Gilles Li Muisis (1272-1352), Abbaye Saint-Martin de Tournai (Photo by Alamy)

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

A depiction of Robin Hood, the heroic archer in English folklore who supposedly robbed the rich and gave to the poor. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

Robin Hood: 7 myths about the legendary outlaw of Sherwood Forest

A fanciful engraving imagines Peter the Hermit presenting Pope Urban II (centre) with a letter from Simeon II

Launching the First Crusade

Canossa: a medieval clash between church and state

The shipwreck that sunk a royal dynasty. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Richard III

What if…Richard III had won at Bosworth?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Domesday Book: medieval big data. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bizarre books and macabre manuscripts. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Thomas Becket: from murder to martyrdom. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Wars of the Roses: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

The effigy of Eleanor of Castile on her tomb

The love lives of medieval queens

Habsburg dynasty: Maria Theresa, her husband Francis I

The Habsburgs: the dynasty that wouldn’t die