Medieval

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A virtuous Viking: the medieval legend of Havelok the Dane

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Janina Ramirez. (Photo by Fran Monks for BBC History Magazine)

Books interview with Janina Ramirez: the private lives of the saints . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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7 weird and wonderful medieval facts

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Anglo-Saxon saints and British slave-owners . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dover Castle, Kent. (Photo by Olaf Protze/LightRocket via Getty Images)

England’s 8 most amazing castles

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General prehistory

My favourite place: Ronald Hutton

An illustration depicting King John signing Magna Carta in 1215. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

6 Magna Carta myths explained

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The real King John and the BBC in World War Two . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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In pictures: medieval stained glass

Dying well; tears and sorrow on the death of a youth. Treasury of Wisdom, 15th century. (© The Art Archive/Alamy)

Heavenly dew: crying in the Middle Ages

Lion Capital of the Pillars of Ashoka from Sarnath. (iStock / Getty Images Plus)

The many lives of India

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Love, health and the weather: 9 things medieval Londoners worried about

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Fit for a queen: 3 medieval recipes enjoyed at English and Scottish royal courts . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Merton College, Oxford.

History explorer Medieval universities . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why Henry I could be the next ‘car park king’