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A windswept rock at what was the edge of the Medieval world is a fitting place for a Jedi hermit.
The requirement for marriage banns was introduced 800 years ago (almost to the day). Now there’s talk of scrapping them.
Most of the flavor combinations and traditions we’ve come to associate with the holiday date back to the Middle Ages.
The clocks going back hold the tantalising promise of an extra hour in bed. But the modern attitude towards that champion of indolence, the sloth, shows that sloth is still very much a deadly sin.
Does Greyscale’s allure for contemporary audiences have to do with disfigurement?
At the time of Magna Carta a food revolution was taking place, which would no doubt have been reflected in the barons’ celebrations.
The 13th century polymath Robert Grosseteste was ahead of his time when it came to understanding light, colour and the universe itself.
Six hundred years separate two post-election protests, but the issues at hand are strangely similar and the mistakes too easily repeated.
Game of Thrones never even approaches the slippery and surprising world of gender manipulation and redefinition that existed in medieval spirituality.
Benedict Cumberbatch is related to him – as are many others. But very few helped us identify the car park king.
By an accident of history, Richard III met his death on a battlefield near Leicester. Now, this has transformed the city.
It’s hard to imagine a more fitting venue for a show based on George R R Martin’s notoriously brutal novels.
In its 800-year history, the revered document has been called upon in interesting ways.
As Valentine’s Day approaches, many of us will think about sharing a token of our affection. The ubiquitous card is often teamed with a staple of the season: chocolate, perfume or flowers. These gifts…
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Professor in High Medieval History, Durham University
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