Antony Cummins, author of The Dark Side of Japan, explains how spells and superstitions accompanied the samurai in battle
Medieval & Renaissance
Masque of the Black Death: How Europe’s Rulers Resisted the Plague in Vain
Disease knows no status, but Medieval and Early Modern monarchs had options when it came to evading the plague
Medieval & Renaissance
Eyam Plague Village: How One 17th Century English Community Sacrificed Itself to Save its Neighbours
When cloth carrying infected fleas arrived in Eyam the small Derbyshire village faced a life-threatening decision
Medieval & Renaissance
Witch Trials in Context: From Feminism to the Witch Cult Hypothesis
Maleficium: Witchcraft and Witch Hunting In the West author Gordon Napier on the real story of the witch terror
Medieval & Renaissance
Murder in Tudor England: Discover the Infamous Case That Horrified Henry VIII
Tudor Murder Files author James Moore on bloody monarchs, gun control and Tudor tabloid reporting
Medieval & Renaissance
Mandrake & Menstrual Blood: 10 Medieval Love Potion Recipes and Ingredients
Discover the crude concoctions, love potions and aphrodisiacs cooked up by Medieval witches and court physicians
Medieval & Renaissance
Gunnhild, Mother of Kings: A Viking Witch Queen Slandered by the Sagas
Her legend steeped in witchcraft, power and intrigue, the story of Viking queen Gunnhild Gormsdóttir blurs fact and fantasy
Medieval & Renaissance
8 Haunted Castles You Need to Visit in This Life or the Next
Witch Trials, Werewolves and Vlad the Impaler: Discover the 8 Most Haunted Castles in History
Medieval & Renaissance
Dan Jones on the Great Fire myths and misconceptions, Game of Thrones and the Knights Templar
Dan Jones talks about his new Channel 5 show with Suzannah Lipscomb and Rob Bell, The Great Fire: In Real Time.
Medieval & Renaissance
A Saga of Ice and Fire: The Viking history of Iceland from settlement to strife
Iceland is more than a film set for Game of Thrones, its bloody Viking history is worthy of epic fantasy
Medieval & Renaissance
The Lost Kingdom of Rheged: What the Trusty’s Hill dig can tell us about Celtic Britain
Archaeologist Ronan Toolis on the Trusty’s Hill Fort excavation that shines some light on Dark Age Britain
Medieval & Renaissance
Christmas under Cromwell: How religious rebels kept the festive fires burning
Banned as Catholic and perhaps even pagan, Christmas continued to thrive in Oliver Cromwell’s Commonwealth
Medieval & Renaissance
12 weird and wonderful Tudor Christmas traditions, from boy bishops to Plough Monday
Carol singing, wassail bowls, mince pies and turkey, the 16th Century got so much about Christmas right
Medieval & Renaissance
Vikings Season 4 Part 1 is packed with Medieval mayhem
History fans will find a lot to love about Vikings Season 4 Part 1 as it arrives on DVD and Blu-ray
Medieval & Renaissance
7 reasons Vikings deserves respect from history lovers
Michael Hirst, creator of the Vikings TV series, on sagas, museums and getting the research right for the History hit
Medieval & Renaissance
Check out the new Medieval History bookazine
A brand new All About History special is available now
Medieval & Renaissance
Great Fire of London 350: Discover the role of medicine, charms and quack cures
Royal College of Physicians historian Berwyn Kinsey explains the gruesome greasy remedies used by London’s doctors
Medieval & Renaissance
The Tudor Invasion of Spain: How Elizabeth I’s English Armada ended in humiliation
In the wake of the Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I launched an expedition to wreak revenge on her Catholic foe
Medieval & Renaissance
Anglo-Saxon England was no Dark Age but a Medieval “Wild West”
Martin Wall, author of The Anglo-Saxons in 100 Facts, reveals why everything we thought we knew about the “Dark Ages” is wrong
Medieval & Renaissance
10 Anglo-Saxon churches, walls and monuments to rediscover this summer
Don your riding boots and take a tour of these glorious survivors from Alfred’s England
Medieval & Renaissance
Why the discovery of Shakespeare’s First Folio is so important to historians
Emma Smith, professor of Shakespeare studies at Oxford University, reveals all on the hunt for the elusive First Folio
Medieval & Renaissance
Bluffer’s guide to the Spanish Inquisition
Want to sound like a history whizz at the dinner table? Then read our 3-minute guide to the blood-curdling Spanish Inquisition…
Medieval & Renaissance
Tudor Come Dine With Me: How the Devil took his place at the 16th Century dinner table
The bizarre world of Tudor meal times: what they ate, when they ate and how they ate it
Medieval & Renaissance
All About History Book of Kings & Queens is now on sale!
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