Religion

An Anglo-Saxon cross from the church of St Michael

Anglo-Saxon conversion: the coming of the cross (at the point of a sword)

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A bust of Ashoka the Great

History hero Nihal Arthanayake chooses Ashoka the Great (c304–c232 BC) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration of German Dominican preacher Johann Tetzel selling indulgences inside a church

Q&A What are indulgences, how were they abused in medieval times, and what do they have to do with the Reformation?

An architectural grotesque of a woman displaying her vulva

How naughty was the past? The hidden depths of the medieval church

Portrait Of Edward Seymour (Colorized)

Edward Seymour: the fall of the dithering dictator

How was it administered and by whom was it carried out? (Image from Getty Images)

Q&A: What was the punishment of being ‘burnt in the hand’?

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Everything you wanted to know about the church in medieval England – Nicholas Orme podcast

The church in medieval England: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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From Roman emperors and medieval saints to enslaved people, Olivette Otele charts the long history of Africans in Europe

African Europeans . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Barry Cunliffe considers the story of Brittany from prehistory to today, and explores the region’s connections with Britain. (Image by Getty Images)

Bretons, Britons, Celts & King Arthur . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Medieval Ethiopia’s diplomatic missions . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 12th-century Celtic round tower at Clonmacnoise, County Offaly

“The power of the Irish over the Britons is great”: Fergal Keane on Britain’s Irish roots

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Bloodied feet, outrageous breasts and the sinister power of a hair cut: a history of the body

The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II reaches an accord with the Muslim sultan al-Kamil in 1229 that saw Jerusalem handed to the crusaders. This is just one instance of cooperation between east and west in the era (though the two men never actually met in person). (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

Muslim-Crusader interactions: a clash of civilisations?

Four knights hack Thomas Becket to death

Europe’s greatest martyr: how Thomas Becket rose from the dead

Excerpt from the Textus Roffensis showing Christ and a dragon

The Textus Roffensis: a medieval manuscript to rival Magna Carta