Medieval

BN1G7H Cerne Abbey, Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England, Great Britain

On the trail of the Yorks: 8 places associated with Richard III’s family

Mompesson House, which has sinister connections with a ghost known as the Demon Drummer. (Clare Hargreaves/The National Trust)

9 haunted historic houses

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7 unusual historical sites in Britain and Ireland

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The most popular historical figures you’ve (probably) never heard of

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Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire. (Photo by Getty Images)

History explorer The Second Barons’ War . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Tudor monarchs and a medieval civil war . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Third Crusade 1189–1192:

On the left: Richard I of England (also known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard Coeur de Lion, 1157–1199). On the right: Saladin (or Sal al-Din al-Ayyubu, 1137–1193).

(Richard I and Saladin in combat during the Third Crusade).
Encaustic tiles, 1250–1260.
Chertsey Abbey, Surrey, England.

Members of Assassins cult kill Conrad I of Jerusalem

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Game of Thrones: the real-life medieval history

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Student life and working class culture . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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An illustration from an 11th-century manuscript depicting a king and his minister doing justice, c1050. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Medieval English law in the time of Magna Carta . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

c1754: Siege of a town led by Godefroy de Bouillon (c1060-1100) 1st Crusade (1095-1099), showing Saracens firing arrows at Crusaders as they attempt to scale the walls. From manuscript of Roman de Godefroy de Bouillon. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

5 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Crusades

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Kidding/not kidding: a medieval sense of humour

The Franciscans treating victims of the plague, miniature from La Franceschina, c1474, codex by Jacopo Oddi. Perugia, Biblioteca Capitolare (Library). (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

The hospital experience in medieval England

Aerial view on Westminster Abbey at night. (Photo by Pawel Libera/LightRocket via Getty Images)

7 of England’s best medieval buildings

Joan of Kent. (Image by Getty)

Joan of Kent: a perfect princess?