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Brothers in arms Louis IX on his way to the Seventh Crusade, 1248. The French king kept his three brothers onside – preventing any potential family infighting – by providing them with huge lordships. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

Medieval dynasties: how to stay on the throne . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Historian Lauren Johnson

Exclusive podcast Lauren Johnson on the life and death of Henry VI . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting of the Princes in the Tower

Did Richard III really kill the Princes in the Tower?

What is history's greatest mystery?

What has been voted history’s greatest mystery?

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The princes in the Tower

History's greatest mysteries The Princes in the Tower . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The magnificent ruins of the Great Mosque at Kilwa Kisiwani

Africa’s medieval golden age

A portrait of Elizabeth I, c1565

The 10 best English queens in history

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The Voynich Manuscript is written in a unique alphabet that has thus far defeated some of the world’s greatest codebreakers. (Photo by Alamy)

History’s greatest mysteries The Voynich Manuscript . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hadrian's Wall (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1987), near Housesteads, England, United Kingdom, Roman civilization, 2nd century.

Blog Medieval(ish) matters #15: What’s lurking in the background of medieval maps? And what did medieval people really know about the wider world?

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An aerial view of Tintagel Castle, Cornwall. (Photo by David Goddard/Getty Images)

Explore Tintagel Castle and the legend of King Arthur . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Aztec double headed serpent carved in wood and decorated in turquoise mosaic pieces (Universal History Archive / Getty Images)

The real Aztecs: brutal, bloodthirsty… and caring?

An illustration depicting King Arthur fighting the Saxons, from the Rochefoucauld Grail. The absence of a clear and present origin for King Arthur has created a ‘void’ which many are keen to fill, says Miles Russell. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

The real King Arthur: why are we so obsessed with trying to solve the mystery?

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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, 1469. (Photo by Getty Images)

Medieval queens: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Eleanor de Montfort, from a 13th-century manuscript. (Photo by Alamy)

At home with the medieval aristocracy . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A royal banquet in the 13th century. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Blog Medieval(ish) matters #14: What did an aristocratic household eat in the Middle Ages? And who was Eleanor de Montfort?