Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

Medieval

A depiction of a public hanging of a bandit. (Photo by: Leemage/UIG via Getty Images)

Sin City: thievery, prostitution and murder in medieval London. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Photo of a bomb

Q&AWhat was the Battle of the Herrings?

My history hero: Yolanda of Aragon (d1442). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pillage of Jerusalem

Crusading for God and gold. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Black Death and Tudor adventurers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History explorer: the catastrophe of the Black Death. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Self-portraits: How people took selfies in the past

Disability history

JFK and a neglected Tudor, Elizabeth of York. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The coffin containing the remains of Richard III. The skeleton of the king was discovered in 2012 in the foundations of Greyfriars Church, Leicester, 500 years after he was killed during the battle of Bosworth. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

The discovery of Richard III's remains

Video: Gus Casely-Hayford on Timbuktu at BBC History Magazine's History Weekend

A photograph showing bronze hand-bells

Medieval Scotland

Who's the best-dressed Briton in history?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

"People in the Middle Ages coped better with death than we do"

The princes in the Tower: why was their fate never explained?

Richard III tomb design unveiled by Leicester Cathedral

Great Earl of Kildare 'extended English rule over Ireland'

"The important thing about the battle of Crécy is that Edward was clearly, in my view, using tactics and weapons that had never been seen on a battlefield before," says Richard Barber. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

Books interview: Edward III and the triumph of England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Merchants and lower-ranking gentlemen often put pen to paper themselves, but wealthy men and gentlewomen were more likely to employ a scribe. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

How to send a letter in medieval England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Richard III 'had roundworm infection'

Ye olde travel guide: Thessalonica 1423

A fresh look at Edward III. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Margam Park, Port Talbot

A colourful painting from the 15th century showing several merchants gathered together

The LibraryMoving to medieval England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&A: When and where was the trebuchet invented?

A photograph of historian Sarah Foot at St Mary the Virgin Church

The LibraryHistory Explorer: the rise of English Christianity. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Smithills Hall, Bolton

6 royal births that rocked a nation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General prehistory

Isle of Tiree, Hebrides

Kidwelly Castle, Carmarthenshire