Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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Illustration by Laurie Avon

Medieval warfare: five deceptive ways to win a battle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A woman teaches a child to read in a 15th century depiction. The medieval period saw women challenge the male stranglehold on intellectual life, says Ian Mortimer (Photo by Marcello Fedeli / Electa / Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

What does medieval mean? Why the Middle Ages was actually an age of transformation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Did Black Death trigger the rise of Europe?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Wife of Bath

The Wife of Bath: how Chaucer's character gives a voice to medieval women. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What can Richard I tell us about medieval masculinity?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Genghis Khan’s tent, as shown in a 14th-century Persian miniature. The Mongols’ conquests transformed the way the people of Eurasia did trade, shared knowledge, paid taxes and fought wars (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

What was life like under the Mongol empire?

Crusader states: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration of King Richard I, on horseback, in the Holy Land, by Henry Justice Ford (Photo by The History Emporium / Alamy Stock Photo)

What if...Richard the Lionheart had recaptured Jerusalem?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Æthelflæd: ‘Mother of the English’. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A copy of the Declaration of Arbroath is held by the National Records of Scotland in Edinburgh – the actual letter sent to Pope John XXII is lost (Photo by M.Brodie / Alamy Stock Photo)

The Declaration of Arbroath: your guide to Scotland's historic document

(l-r) Blanche, Marguerite and Jeanne of Burgundy, three sisters at the heart of a royal scandal and succession crisis in medieval France (Photos by The Picture Art Collection and ACTIVE MUSEUM / ACTIVE ART / Alamy Stock Photo)

Scandalous sisters: how three French princesses brought down the Capetian dynasty

Q&AWhat are the Easter treats known as Biddenden cakes?

British castles: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Women & the crusades: patronage, propaganda & prayer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine’s female power network. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval manuscripts: an enduring obsession. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Philip Augustus of France (left) and Richard I of England

Medieval masculinityWhat Richard I can tell us about male friendship in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval women: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dick Whittington: from medieval merchant to panto hero. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval peasants: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Women of the Middle Ages with Janina Ramirez video series title card

MasterclassWomen of the Middle Ages, with Janina Ramirez

The book that transformed medieval England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why the Middle Ages matter. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From the Middle Ages to #MeToo: Chaucer’s Wife of Bath. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd, Wales. (Photo by Getty Images)

Tales of romanceThe historical love stories behind 5 British castles. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.

A depiction of Empress Wu Zetian

Empress Wu ZetianThe only woman to rule China

Curious cures for medieval maladies. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

1450 farmworkers planting seeds and harrowing a ploughed field.

Medieval wellness: how our New Year’s resolutions mirror the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An effigy of Henry III

The Plantagenet royal dynasty: England's ultimate family drama