Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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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)

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The 1267 Treaty of Montgomery: a prince’s hope for the future of Wales. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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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)

Ronald Hutton on the Witch. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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)

The Black Prince: a true prince of darkness?

Medieval zombies: how the walking dead haunted the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait depicting Mary, Queen of Scots.

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Q&A: When and why was the medieval law of outlawry eventually repealed?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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

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)

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The Temple Church, London, a late 12th-century church built for and by the Knights Templar. (Photo by LatitudeStock - David Williams/Getty Images)

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A woodcut print of the medieval town of Pisa.

History quiz – shambles, soldiers and medieval towns. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The siege of Orleans

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Illustration by Femke De Jong

The medieval longing for the good old days. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mince pies date back to the Crusaders during the Middle Ages. (Photo by Laura Kate Bradley via Getty Images)

Q&AWhen were mince pies first made?

How could the son of Henry VIII become Edward VI?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Martin Luther King (centre) rides the Montgomery bus with Rev Glenn Smiley of Texas. (Getty Images)

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What religion was practised by the people of Lithuania before their conversion to Christianity in the 14th century?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Canterbury pilgrims from John of Lydgate’s ‘Story of Thebes’ written c1420. (Photo by Photo 12/UIG via Getty Images)

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