Medieval

Chess players in the 14th century

Ancient board games: which ones did people play for fun in the past?

A 14th-century illustration showing medieval butchery. (Photo by Prisma/UIG via Getty Images)

The medieval marketplace: a time traveller’s guide to shopping in the Middle Ages

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Bernard Cornwell talks about the final novel in his Last Kingdom series and his next project – a new Sharpe adventure. (Image by Getty Images)

Bernard Cornwell on The Last Kingdom’s finale and the next Sharpe . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Dr Johanna Dale explores how the seventh-century Northumbrian king Oswald became an important saint across medieval Europe, on the HistoryExtra podcast. (Image by Getty Images)

Oswald, the many-headed medieval saint . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Gwrych Castle in Abergele, North Wales

The history of Gwrych Castle, home of I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here

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Map of the universe, miniature from The Tales of Luqman, Arabic manuscript, 1583. (Photo by Getty Images)

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

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The White Ship disaster

The White Ship disaster "The most disastrous moment in British maritime history" . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Charles Spencer talks about the White Ship disaster on the HistoryExtra podcast. (Image by Getty Images)

The White Ship: a medieval royal tragedy . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King Arthur triumphs over the Saxons at the battle of Mount Badon

How much of the story of King Arthur is true?

Glamis Castle is said to be the most-haunted castle in Scotland. (Photo by mpalis via Getty Images)

A royal ghost tour: 5 haunted sites around Britain

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Ancient Celtic Cross overlooking the Achill Sound at the old church of St Dympna and Holy Well, Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland. (Photo by Dreamstime)

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

An illustration of a group of supposed witches

A very brief history of witches by Suzannah Lipscomb

A 14th-century depiction of bakers at work. (Image by Getty Images)

Social mobility in the Middle Ages: could medieval people improve their station?

A near-contemporary depiction of the 14th-century English monk, mathematician and astronomer Richard of Wallingford. Monks were among the leading scientific practitioners during the medieval period. (Photo by Bridgeman)

The genius of medieval science: from medicine to mechanical clocks

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Jim Leary on the HistoryExtra podcast. (Image by Getty Images)

Moving, medieval-style . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.