Religion

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

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

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CWAXKJ The Battle of Lepanto, the fleet of the Holy League destroys the Turkish fleet near Greece, October 7, 1571

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

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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

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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.

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

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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

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Peter Stanford charts the story of Christianity in Britain and Ireland through historic religious buildings

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

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Benjamin Savill discusses the St Brice’s Day Massacre of 1002, in which Danes living in England were killed, apparently on royal orders. (Image by Getty Images)

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