Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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6 trivial decisions that changed British history

A British soldier uses a searchlight to spot German aircraft during the Second World War. Britain has lived with the fear of invasion for several centuries, a fact reflected in its architecture, its art and its people’s mental health. (Photo by David Savill/Getty Images)

The LibraryThe island fortress fallacy

An 1864 illustration depicts King Henry VI and the Dukes of York and Somerset, after York's return from Ireland in 1450. Artist James William Edmund Doyle. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

The Wars of the Roses: York v Beaufort?

The real history behind ‘The White Princess’

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My favourite place: the Camargue, France

The search for King Arthur. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Flagellants or Brothers of the Cross in Netherlands scourging themselves as they walk through streets

QuizHow much do you know about medieval history?

Richard III reconsidered. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The burning of Templars, from ‘De casibus virorum illustrium’ by Giovanni Boccaccio. Found in the collection of the British Library. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

The Templars: a brief history

The 1267 Treaty of Montgomery: a prince’s hope for the future of Wales

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Woodcut of a meal shared at a witches' Sabbath. (Photo by Time Life Pictures/Mansell/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

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Edward the Black Prince receiving from his father, King Edward III, the conquered provinces of France gained during the Hundred Years' War. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Prince of Darkness?

Medieval zombies: how the walking dead haunted the Middle Ages

Portrait depicting Mary, Queen of Scots.

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Q&A: When and why was the medieval law of outlawry eventually repealed?

Medieval manuscripts and the First World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration by Sarah Young

Ælfthryth: England’s first queen

The Knights of the Round (Miniature from La Quête du Saint Graal et la Mort d'Arthus), c1220. Found in the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

King Arthur: the big questions

The Giralda tower and cathedral seen across the Plaza de la Alianza, Seville, Spain. (Getty Images)

My favourite place: Seville, Spain

Engraving of Henry VIII, king of England (Photo by Getty)

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8 remarkable historical events that happened in May

Getting the history right on '1066: A Year to Conquer England'

Illustration of the capture of Jerusalem during the third crusade

Crusader, deserter and traitor: the life and legacy of Raymond III of Tripoli

Anonymous engraving, master of the garden of love, 15th century, France, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale. (Photo by: Photo12/UIG via Getty Images)

7 ways to say “I love you” in medieval Europe

Robin Hood statue outside Nottingham Castle. (Getty Images)

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5 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Dark Ages

Giuseppe Garibaldi in Naples, Italy, 1861. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

God, gangs and Garibaldi