Corporate Monarchy
The term 'Corporate Monarchy' explained in this fun animated short.
Æthelflæd of Mercia Resource Pack
A resource pack with biography and primary source extracts on Æthelflæd, 'Lady of the Mercians' and the tenth-century ruler of Mercia.
Margaret of Anjou and the Fishpool Hoard
A resource pack on a treasure hoard of gold coins and jewellery associated with Margaret of Anjou, queen of England during the Wars of the Roses.
The Medieval Nuns of Wallingwells Priory
A resource pack on Wallingwells Priory and the case of Katherine Norfolk, a 13-year-old nun who found herself at the heart of a bitter family and legal dispute in 1425.
Tamar of Georgia Timeline
A detailed timeline of Tamar of Georgia’s life with images of a coin minted under her rule.
Eleanor of Aquitaine Timeline
A detailed timeline of Eleanor of Aquitaine's life and a short source extract from the Chronicle of Richard of Devizes.
Femina: An historian’s approach to the importance of medieval women
A teaching resource put together by Steve Illingworth (University of Cumbria) for KS3 students on how historians approach medieval women.
History Extra – Did women go on crusade?
Natasha Hodgson answers the age-old question: did women go on crusade? And the answer is: yes, they did!
History Extra – Natasha Hodgson’s top 5 figures of the Crusades
Natasha Hodgson discusses her top 5 figures of the crusades, including Margaret of Beverley, who fought Saladin's besieging army with a cooking pot on her head, and Alice of Antioch, who ruled Antioch on behalf of her young daughter.
Queen Seondeok of Silla’s Astronomy Tower
Cheomseongdae is the world's oldest surviving astronomy tower built in the reign of Queen Seondeok of Silla (in modern-day Korea).