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Saint Wilfrid

15 minutes of fameMarc Morris chooses Saint Wilfrid

St WilfridQuarrelsome church reformer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hildegard of BingenMedieval polymath. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Reconstructing the body of God. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 4Religion and belief. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bronze figure of Sulis, the Celtic goddess associated with medicine, fertility and healing. (Image by Getty Images)

Religion in Roman Britain: spreading the word of the gods. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cathedrals: from bishops' seats to tourist hotspots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

As well as practising Wicca, other traditions with Pagan roots – such as celebrating the summer solstice at Stonehenge – still remain popular. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/AFP via Getty Images)

Wicca and modern witchcraft: a history

Episode 5Death, sin & spirituality. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What if...The Ottomans had won at Lepanto in 1571?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

St George’s Day: 11 facts about England's patron saint

Colour illustration of people gathering outside a church during the Middle Ages

The medieval church: your guide to religion and worship in the Middle Ages

Eggs, bunnies and Jesus Christ: the history and origins of Easter

Stone engraved with the representation of the gods Odin, Thor and Frey, with a sacrifice to Odin

Christians and pagans in Norse society: the real religious rifts between Vikings

A 19th-century lithograph showing a medieval criminal claiming sanctuary by placing his arm through the ring on a church door (Picture by Bridgman)

Sanctuary in medieval churches: how criminals found protection from capture and punishment. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Trading and crusading in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hells, heavens and afterworlds: a traveller’s guide. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

St Columba. This Irish patron saint's influence on the Christian church was, and still is, felt much further afield

Medieval miracle worker: how St Columba transformed Christianity in Britain

What can churches tell us?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 14th-century illustration of a farmer leading a pack animal through the ice and snow

The surprisingly modern Middle Ages

A carving of the Viking gods Odin, Thor and Freyr with a sacrifice above them. It was found on the Swedish island of Gotland (Photo by: PHAS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Gods, myths and rituals: what we know about Viking religious beliefs

The St Brice’s Day Massacre of 1002. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A depiction of King Æthelred II holding a sword

The St Brice’s Day Massacre: what really happened?

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Salem witch trialsEpisode 9: conclusion. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Salem witch trialsEpisode 8: Willful, weak-minded women?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Salem witch trialsEpisode 7: Quarrelsome neighbours & family tensions. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Salem witch trialsEpisode 6: Chaos in the courtroom. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Salem witch trialsEpisode 5: Satanic sabbaths and supernatural sins. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A scene from the Salem witch trials, depicted in a 19th-century lithograph. How two girls’ accusations of witchcraft escalated into one of the darkest episodes in early American history has long puzzled historians. (Image by Alamy)

When the devil stalked Salem: the story of the Salem witch trials

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Salem witch trialsEpisode 4: The pervasive power of puritanism. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.