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When it Happened in Britain A Very Quick History: By George Chamier, Book Review

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Viking Attack on Lindisfarne, 793AD: The First Recorded Raid by Vikings in England, at Holy Island

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Battle of Fulford, Near York, 20 Sep 1066: Harald of Norway’s First Battle on English Soil

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

1066 & Rather More – A Walk Through History: By Huon Mallalieu - Book Review

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

When it Happened in Scotland Book Review: New Title by George Chamier

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By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The House of Borgia: Review of Christopher Hibbert’s Biography of the Borgias

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By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Vikings in America by Graeme Davis: Book Review – New Book About How the Vikings Discovered America

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

A History of York's City Walls: York’s Defences in the Middle Ages

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

L'Anse Aux Meadows, Viking Site in Newfoundland: An Archaeological Site Which May Prove Early Viking Settlement

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Cuthbert and Lindisfarne Island: Cuthbert, The Seventh Century Saint and His Life on Holy Island

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Role of an Apothecary in the Middle Ages: The Work of Healers in Medieval Times

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Use of Spices in the Middle Ages: How Food was Flavoured in Medieval Times

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Bede and the Monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow: The Monastic Life of the Scholar Known as England’s First Historian

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Lords & Lordship by R R Davies, Book Review: The Final Book by the Late Sir Rees Davies

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Parts of a Medieval Castle – the Dungeon: Prisoners and Imprisonment in the Middle Ages

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By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

English Castles 1200 – 1300 by Christopher Grave: Review of New Book on England’s Fortifications from Osprey

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By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Duties of a Squire in the Middle Ages: The Life of a Knight’s Assistant in Medieval Times

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By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Parts of a Castle – the Battlements: Also Known as Crenellations, a Castle’s Vantage Point

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Parts of a Medieval Castle – The Bailey: The Inner and Outer Open Areas Within a Castle

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Witchcraft in the Middle Ages: The Persecution of Witches and Witch Trials in Medieval Times

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By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Parts of a Medieval Castle – The Great Hall: The Main Public Room in a Castle

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By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

A History of Pontefract Castle, England: The Castle Associated With the Death of England’s King Richard II

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Parts of a Medieval Castle – The Moat: The Role of a Moat in Buildings in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Parts of a Medieval Castle – The Keep: The Role of the Keep in a Castle During the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Book Review – Scottish Baronial Castles 1250-145: Author Michael Brown, Illustrated by Adam Hook.

In: Late Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Viking Longhouse: How People Lived in the Viking Age

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Venerable Bede, Father of English History: Bede, Author of The Ecclesiastical History of the English People

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Rule of St Benedict: A Set of Rules Which Governed Medieval Monastic Life

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Hospitality in the Medieval Monastery: The Monastic Tradition of Offering Shelter to Guests

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Making a Living in the Middle Ages Book Review: The People of Britain, 850 – 1520 by Christopher Dyer

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The History of Fountains Abbey: The Foundation of a Cistercian House in the North of England

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Wakefield Cycle: The Towneley Mystery Plays, Including the Second Shepherd’s Play

In: Late Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages: By Martyn Whittock – Book Review

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By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

A Calendar of Medieval Feasts and Festivals: A Year of Celebrations in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Battle of Towton, England, 1461: The Bloodiest Conflict of the War of the Roses

In: Late Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Early Christianity on the Isle of Man: A History of Manx Christianity

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Viking Knarr Merchant Ship: A Viking Cargo and Exploration Vessel

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Carthusian Order in the Middle Ages: A History of the Order of St Bruno

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Feasting in the Middle Ages: What People Ate at a Medieval Banquet

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: A Collection of Stories About Medieval Pilgrims

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

A History of York Minster: The Largest Gothic Cathedral in Northern Europe

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Britain in the Later Middle Ages: Edited by SH Rigby – Book Review

In: Late Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer: Chaucer – Medieval Author of The Canterbury Tales

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Medieval Feast of Fools: How New Year Was Celebrated in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Vikings in York: Jorvik, England’s Viking Town

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Feast of Candlemas in Medieval Times: How Candlemas was Celebrated in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Surgery in Medieval Times: The Work of a Surgeon in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

A History of the Medieval Abbey of Byland: Byland Abbey – a Cistercian House in North Yorkshire

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Medieval Minstrel: Life as a Wandering Musician in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

How to Create a Medieval Mary Garden: Gardening With Marian-Associated Plants

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Battle of Hastings Book Review: The Fall of Anglo-Saxon England – by Harriet Harvey Wood

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Medieval Origins of the Cistercian Order: The White Monks in the Middle Ages

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Hawking in Medieval Times: Falconry in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Henry Virtuous Prince by David Starkey: Book Review – Book on the Childhood of Henry VIII

In: Late Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Halloween in Medieval Times: How All-Hallows Eve was Celebrated in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century by Ian Mortimer

In: Late Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Medieval Origins of Westminster Palace: A History of London’s Houses of Parliament

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Fighting For The Cross Book Review: Crusading To The Holy Land – by Norman Housley

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Medieval Feast of Michaelmas: Celebrating the End of Harvest in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Life in an English Medieval Forest: The Forester, Warden, Justice and Verderer in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Medieval Viking Gods: Nordic Religion in the Middle Ages

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Medieval Stonemason and the Master Mason: The Men Who Built Castles and Cathedrals in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Importance of Medieval Religious Relics: The Trade in Real and Fake Christian Souvenirs in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Last Queen – A Novel – Book Review: Historical Fiction by C W Gortner

In: Late Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Monasteries and Society in the British Isles: Book Review - Book Edited by Janet Burton and Karen Stober

In: Late Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Buildings That Made up a Medieval Monastery: The Layout of a Monastic House in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Overseas Trade in the Middle Ages: The Medieval Merchant and Foreign Commerce

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

A Brief History of The Magna Carta – Book Review: The Story of the Origins of Liberty by Geoffrey Hindley

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Lammas Day - Celebrating the Medieval Harvest: An August Feast Day of the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Fears of Henry IV - Book Review: The Life of England’s Self-Made King, by Ian Mortimer

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Viking Longship: Use of the Longboat in Viking Warfare

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Peasants' Revolt of 1381: Fourteenth Century Poll Tax Riots in England

In: Late Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Battle for Christendom Book Review: The Council of Constance 1415 & the Struggle to Unite Against Islam

In: Late Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The March of Wales, 1067-1300: Review of Book by Max Lieberman

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Princes in the Tower Review: Alison Weir’s Latest Book

In: Late Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Medieval Manuscript: How Documents Were Created in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Cathedral Book Review: A Study of English Medieval Cathedrals by Jon Cannon

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Ale Production in Medieval Times: The Brewing Industry in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Heraldry in the Middle Ages: The Bearing of Arms in Medieval Times

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The English Aristocracy at War: By Dr David Simpkin – Book Review

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

'The Siege' Book Review: By Ismail Kadare, Man Booker Prize Winner

In: Late Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Black Death Book Review: ‘A Personal History’ by John Hatcher

In: Late Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Black Death: Bubonic, pneumonic and septicemic Plague in the Fourteenth Century

In: Late Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

'The Vikings' Book Review: With a Foreword by Magnus Magnusson

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Medicine in the Middle Ages: Healing the Sick in Medieval Times

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Edward I and the Ring of Iron: A Chain of Castles Built Across North Wales

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Hilda 7th Century Abbess of Whitby: A Medieval Woman Who Ran a Double Monastery in Northern England

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Charlemagne – Book Review: The Latest Medieval Book From Rosamond McKitterick

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Medieval Eleanor Crosses: Built by King Edward I to Mourn Eleanor of Castile

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

In a Unicorn's Garden Book Review: Recreating the Mystery and Magic of Medieval Gardens

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Farming in Medieval Times: Working on the Land in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Book Review Author Robert Bartlett: The Natural and the Supernatural in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Archery in the Middle Ages: The Medieval Archer on the Battlefield

In: Late Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Medieval Craft Guilds: Trade Associations in the Middle Ages

In: Late Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

May Day in Medieval Times: Bringing in the May in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Viking Weapons: Weaponry used by the Vikings in War, Sea Battles and Raids

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Siege in Medieval Times: Besieging a Castle in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Knight and Medieval Jousting: Tournaments and Lancing in the Middle Ages

In: Medieval History (general)

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Medieval Mystery and Miracle Plays: Theater in Medieval Times – Stage Productions in the Middle Ages

In: High Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

St Seiriol and Penmon Priory: Sixth Century Welsh Hermit who Lived on the Isle of Anglesey

In: Early Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

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