Getting Dressed as a Medieval Queen
In this video, historical interpreters go through all the stages of dressing for medieval women, both for wealthy and poorer working women, to create an outfit fit for a queen…
In this video, historical interpreters go through all the stages of dressing for medieval women, both for wealthy and poorer working women, to create an outfit fit for a queen…
Medieval Cherry Cheesecake
In the medieval period, society attached a strong importance to appearing healthy and clean. Skin, hair and cleanliness was a measure of your health, and your status, and for women,…
Ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump in the night! Dr Eleanor Janega delves into the medieval phantasmic to find out what their restless dead can tell us about the…
On 1 August 1086 at Old Sarum, William the Conqueror received the Doomsday Book and a realm-wide oath. This film uncovers why the survey really existed: power. From Gloucester Cathedral…
Apple, Fig, and Raisin Rissoles
Alcohol was an essential part of medieval life. In one of London’s oldest pubs, Ye Old Mitre, Eleanor discovers the origins of the humble pub with beer expert Pete Brown,…
In 1066, a new group of masters arrived in England. They didn't just bring swords; they brought a new way of life that would transform the English landscape forever. This…
Sound changes left French unlike Latin, Italian, Spanish or Romanian.
The Name of the Rose is a 1986 historical mystery film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on the 1980 novel of the same title by Umberto Eco. Sean Connery stars…