Medieval battles

Williams, Maisie as Arya Stark

Game of Thrones: the real-life medieval history

c1754: Siege of a town led by Godefroy de Bouillon (c1060-1100) 1st Crusade (1095-1099), showing Saracens firing arrows at Crusaders as they attempt to scale the walls. From manuscript of Roman de Godefroy de Bouillon. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

5 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Crusades

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Middle East history special . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

KRISTOFER HIVJU GAME OF THRONES

Game of Thrones: medieval inspiration

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Richard III: A hostage to fortune

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The Last Kingdom and Agincourt . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

'Battle of Agincourt', 25 October 1415. Hand-coloured later. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

17 unmissable battles podcasts

Battle of Culloden. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Scottish history: 9 steps from Union to Referendum

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Crusade logistics and the battle over the slave trade . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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

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Wolf Hall and medieval civil war . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration of the Peasants' Revolt

The Peasants’ Revolt: did Richard II side with the rebels?

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The battle of Agincourt and the Spanish communists . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.