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Mary Wellesley uncovers the hidden stories of the artisans and authors behind medieval manuscripts. (Image by Getty Images)

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

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Matt Lewis tells the story of Hereward the Wake, a shadowy rebel whose uprising rocked England’s Norman conquerors in the 1070s. (Image by Getty Images)

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

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Historical recipe Custard Tart

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3 curious medieval ghost stories

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Historical recipe Fake fish – a medieval apple pie for Lent

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Windows on to history

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Cultural sociologist Rachel Hurdley peers into the curious history of windows. (Image by Getty Images)

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?

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

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

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Dan Jones shares a ghost story from the Middle Ages and explains what it might tell us about medieval attitudes to the afterlife

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

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?