Remnants of 13th-Century Town Walls Unearthed in Wales
The Welsh town of Caernarfon played a crucial role in the fraught history between England and Wales; here, in the late 13th century, English king
6 April 2020
Castle Ghosts of England
Are castles really haunted? If you’ve ever walked through them on a dark, cold night you may have heard strange sounds or eerie whispers. Is
11 October 2019
Arthur Warrior and King by Don Carleton
FASCINATING NEW CONCLUSIONS ABOUT ARTHUR’S LIFE People have been looking for the sites of the long-lost and mysterious battles of King Arthur for a thousand
30 October 2018
Remains of Viking camp unearthed by Bristol archaeologists to feature in BBC Four series
Workshops from a Viking camp dating to the winter of 873-4, have been unearthed by a team of archaeologists from the University of Bristol. The
29 November 2017
Medieval Catholicism was not as gloomy as the BBC portrays it
BBC iPlayer is the most wonderful invention. When you flop onto the sofa late at night you can catch up with all the programmes you
1 March 2016
BBC launches Richard III on WhatsApp
The BBC is launching a Richard III WhatsApp alert service which will follow the king’s story in the month of his reburial. The discovery of
11 March 2015
Bob White: The castles of Robin Hood
Following the news that £24m is to be spent revamping Nottingham Castle, Bob White, chairman of the World Wide Robin Hood Society, looks at some
29 June 2014
Haunted Castles: Castle Ghosts of Wales
Happy Halloween! You’ve made it this far, you’ve heard the ghost stories of England, Scotland and Ireland, you can handle one more set of ghost
31 October 2013
Haunted Castles: Castle Ghosts of Scotland
All Hallow’s Eve contiues with more ghost stories. By now you have finished watch the Castle Ghosts of England and are ready for more. In
31 October 2013
Haunted Castles: Castle Ghosts of England
Happy Halloween! Yesterday we looked at the Castle Ghosts of Ireland and today, All Saints Day we will continue our trek through British ghost stories.
31 October 2013
Haunted Castles: Castle Ghosts of Ireland
Tonight is Devil’s Night, the night before Halloween! What better way to ‘celebrate’ than to sit down in a dimly lit room and watch ghost
30 October 2013
London Construction Reveals Medieval Graves
London is built on layers of its own past. Occasionally they poke through to the present, like the old Roman walls and the Temple of
11 October 2012
The Secret Medieval Garden
Looking for something to do this Wednesday? Check out the Secret Medieval Garden at the Dragon Hall, Norwich. I wish I was able to make
26 June 2012
MAP#28 – Dan Snow Interview
Dan Snow, historian and award winning TV presenter takes a few minutes out of his busy schedule to talk to the Medieval Archives. Trained in
26 March 2012
MAP#27 – Battle Castle Interview: Sean F. White
Battle Castle, the outstanding castle documentary series, explores the medieval history of six castles. Today we have an interview with Sean F. White, the Director
11 March 2012
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