Medieval

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)

The Templars: a brief history

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The 1267 Treaty of Montgomery: a prince’s hope for the future of Wales

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The Knights Templar . 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)

Prince of Darkness?

Detail from The Last Judgement, a fresco in the Sistine Chapel painted by the Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo. The scene depicts the Second Coming of Christ and the final judgement of all humanity. (Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

Medieval zombies: how the walking dead haunted the Middle Ages

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Portrait depicting Mary, Queen of Scots.

History quiz – surgeons and Mary, Queen of Scots . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Q&A: When and why was the medieval law of outlawry eventually repealed?

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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

The Giralda tower and cathedral seen across the Plaza de la Alianza, Seville, Spain. (Getty Images)

My favourite place: Seville, Spain

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Engraving of Henry VIII, king of England (Photo by Getty)

History quiz – holidays and Henry VIII . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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8 remarkable historical events that happened in May

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Getting the history right on ‘1066: A Year to Conquer England’