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Medieval emotions: were they like our own? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 3 Living through the plague . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Did Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville marry for love?

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

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Episode 2 Origins & spread . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ancient Moai of Ahu Tongariki on Easter Island

The magnificent moai – facts about the statues of Rapa Nui

Moai statues at Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui’s largest ceremonial structure

What happened to the people of Rapa Nui?

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The price of beauty: the dangerous cosmetics used until the 20th century

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Episode 1 Introduction . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Workers reaping and binding sheaves, from the Luttrell Psalter c1330

What was feudalism?

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L to R: Marie Antoinette of France, Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba, Hurrem (also known as Roxelana)

Queens know best: survival lessons from powerful historical women . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

St Patick depicted in a 13th-century folio

The history of St Patrick’s Day traditions – and the importance of the colour green

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Fredegund and Brunhild: a tale of two queens . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Suspected witch Mary Sutton is “swum” in a Bedfordshire millpond in 1612, as shown in a contemporary illustration. (Picture by Getty Images)

Witchfinding: what drove the hunters’ cruel crusade and what methods did they use? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.