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Magna Carta: A turning point in English history

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Books interview with David Starkey: “The Magna Carta of 1215 was designed to create a revolutionary regime” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Watch: David Starkey on Magna Carta

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Medieval universities and an unlikely friendship . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The undignified fates of the bodies of Anglo-Saxon kings in the medieval period

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Snail poultices and blood potions: 9 weird medieval medicines

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Saladin and suffragettes . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Officers at the Exchequer, 12th century England

Medieval immigration: “They’re heavy drinkers, barbarous and full of guile”

Detailed view of the 1297 Magna Carta as it is installed into the new Heritage Gallery in the City of London PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday October 10, 2014. See PA story HERITAGE . Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Magna Carta, the Roman Republic and the Enlightenment: 11 historical concepts explained in minutes

Saladin, seen in a 12th-century portrait, led Muslim opposition to the crusaders and united much of the Middle East. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

How to lead like Saladin

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Richard III theme park to open near Leicester

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Bad King Richard III? “He was a product of his time. I’ve warmed to him” says relative Michael Ibsen

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7 places that shaped the life of Richard III

Richard III's skull. (Image by Catriona Gray)

What has the discovery of Richard III’s remains taught us?

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Five places Richard III may have wanted to be buried (and none of them are Leicester)