Medieval life

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Showering, teeth brushing and donning underwear: the strange history of our daily routine

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In pictures: medieval life

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7 weird and wonderful medieval facts

An illustration depicting King John signing Magna Carta in 1215. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

6 Magna Carta myths explained

Dying well; tears and sorrow on the death of a youth. Treasury of Wisdom, 15th century. (© The Art Archive/Alamy)

Heavenly dew: crying in the Middle Ages

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Love, health and the weather: 9 things medieval Londoners worried about

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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

Officers at the Exchequer, 12th century England

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

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A brief history of medieval magic

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Gothic wonder: 5 spectacular buildings of medieval England

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