Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

Medieval

In pictures: medieval life

Lady Murasaki writing 'The Tale of Genji'

5 female trailblazers from history

7 things that happened in August through history

In pictures: kings and queens through history

A virtuous Viking: the medieval legend of Havelok the Dane

Books interview with Janina Ramirez: the private lives of the saints. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

7 weird and wonderful medieval facts

Anglo-Saxon saints and British slave-owners. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dover Castle, Kent. (Photo by Olaf Protze/LightRocket via Getty Images)

England's 8 most amazing castles

General prehistory

My favourite place: Ronald Hutton

An illustration depicting King John signing Magna Carta in 1215. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

6 Magna Carta myths explained

The real King John and the BBC in World War Two. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In pictures: medieval stained glass

Dying well; tears and sorrow on the death of a youth. Treasury of Wisdom, 15th century. (© The Art Archive/Alamy)

Heavenly dew: crying in the Middle Ages

The many lives of India

Love, health and the weather: 9 things medieval Londoners worried about

Fit for a queen: 3 medieval recipes enjoyed at English and Scottish royal courts. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Merton College, Oxford.

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

Why Henry I could be the next ‘car park king’

Magna Carta: A turning point in English history

Magna Carta

Books interview with David Starkey: "The Magna Carta of 1215 was designed to create a revolutionary regime". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Watch: David Starkey on Magna Carta

Medieval universities and an unlikely friendship. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The undignified fates of the bodies of Anglo-Saxon kings in the medieval period

Snail poultices and blood potions: 9 weird medieval medicines

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

Officers at the Exchequer, 12th century England

Medieval immigration: “They’re heavy drinkers, barbarous and full of guile”

Magna Carta, the Roman Republic and the Enlightenment: 11 historical concepts explained in minutes

How to lead like Saladin

Richard III theme park to open near Leicester