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11 unmissable Richard III podcasts

(Credit: The University of Leicester)

Was the skeleton in the Leicester car park really Richard III?

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Richard III reburial special . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The tombs of King Henry II and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine in Fontevraud Abbey, France. (Dreamstime)

The duchy of Aquitaine: an English ‘colony’ in deepest France

The medieval city of Carcassonne

My favourite place: Languedoc, France

Parts of the Magna Carta

The amazing legacy of Magna Carta

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A brief history of medieval magic

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Lambert Simnel: Richard III’s heir who ‘had a stronger claim to the throne than Henry VII’

The bronze effigy on the tomb of Edward Plantagenet, known as the Black Prince, in the Trinity Chapel of Canterbury Cathedral, Kent. (Photo by RDImages/Epics/Getty Images)

Q&A Why was the Black Prince called ‘Black’?

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The Peasants’ Revolt . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Gothic wonder: 5 spectacular buildings of medieval England

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Thomas Cromwell’s life before Henry VIII

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Living through the Crusades: 3 poems and songs that reveal how medieval people felt about the holy war

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Waking up with Plato: the history of our morning routine

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My favourite place: Sean McGlynn