From long-lost Viking ships to kings buried in unexpected places; from murders and power politics, t
If you are planning - or dreaming of - your next holiday, have you stopped to wonder whether our med
Did you know we have our medieval ancestors to thank for whisky? It wasn’t exactly a medieval invent
Dating from 1467-1603, the Sengoku or ‘Warring States’ period is known as the bloodiest in Japan’s h
King Richard I of England - Richard the Lionheart - is one of those historical figures whose reputat
The supernatural in the Medieval world was always close at hand. In this episode of Gone Mediev
Do you know the difference between a church and a chapel? A bishop and an archbishop? An abbey and
The Vikings continue to fascinate us because their compelling stories connect with universal human d
The image we usually associate with a Crusader - of a dashing nobleman on a mighty steed heading out
The Mongol Empire that rose in the early 13th century was fractured and in crisis by the mid-14th. B
Because of William the Conqueror’s victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, the Normans have remai
Athelstan, grandson of Alfred the Great, was a great king who united what was once a collection of p
The huge peninsula of what we today call Italy saw waves of invasions and sweeping changes over the
Six Plantagenet kings ruled between 1199 and 1399 - two centuries that witnessed civil war, depositi
In Gone Medieval’s special series exploring some of Anglo-Saxon Britain’s most influential kingdoms,
In Gone Medieval’s special series examining some of Anglo-Saxon Britain’s most significant kingdoms,
Accounts of the Crusades were usually commissioned by wealthy and influential people about themselve
From Hugh Capet to Eleanor of Aquitaine, the Capetian dynasty considered itself divinely chosen to f
In a time of in-fighting and tribal warfare, what did it take to form the politically dominant, cult
In medieval times, Britain was criss-crossed by pilgrim routes, that took in such world-famous sites
Prostitutes were everywhere in the streets and neighbourhoods of medieval cities. In one and the sam
