Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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A photo a two men riding horses, all dressed in jousting gear.

My life in historyJouster at the Royal Armouries.

A map showing the Cinque ports

Q&AWhat are the Cinque Ports?

Medieval medicine: everything you wanted to know.

Margaret Beaufort, shown in a c16th‐century oil on panel painting

Margaret Beaufort: mother of the Tudors

Jonah being devoured by a whale

QuizMedieval manuscript animals.

Saladin: life of the week.

Joan of Arc: life of the week.

Medieval breastfeeding: an act of love.

The Capetians: everything you wanted to know.

Lothar II vs Theutberga: a marriage scandal that shook the ninth century.

Medieval dinner scene.

Medieval manners and etiquette: dos and don’ts of the Middle Ages.

Medieval podcast episodes

Madonna of Humility, 1544. The nursing Virgin Mary is based on a Byzantine icon, but also on the direct observance of a mother with her baby. Everyday intimacy is coupled with Christian symbolism. (Image from TopFoto)

An act of love: breastfeeding in the medieval period.

Plague, leprosy & murder: unlocking the secrets of medieval bones.

Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate

What is a shōgunate in Japanese history?

St David, patron saint of Wales, in stained glass

Who was St David? The history of St David’s Day and its traditions

Knights! Camera! Action! Hollywood's obsession with the medieval era.

Video podcastLife of the Week: Harold Godwinson (Harold II).

Christopher Columbus: life of the week.

An image depicting St Valentine

Saint ValentineWho was the patron saint of love and lovers?

A group of wartime evacuees take time to celebrate Shrove Tuesday, flipping pancakes in the air

Shrove Tuesday historyWhy do we eat pancakes?

Medieval Ireland: everything you wanted to know.

Video podcastConspiracy: legends of the Knights Templar.

Detail of a snowball fight in a medieval fresco (c1400) from a series of frescos depicting the Cycle of the Months in the Torre dell'Aquila (Eagle Tower) in Buonconsiglio Castle, Trento, Italy. (Image by Alamy)

The winter storms that rocked medieval Europe.

Templar knight standing and a Templar knight on a horse in space

ConspiracyDo the Knights Templar still exist today?

Chivalry: everything you wanted to know.

Video podcastMedieval popes: everything you wanted to know.

Video podcastFrom the Mongols to the Huns: the nomads who dominated Eurasia.

Video podcastAztec warfare.

Life of the Week: Harold Godwinson (Harold II).