Thomas Smith explores the Fifth Crusade’s invasion of Egypt, the fall of Damietta, its near success, and why this forgotten campaign still matters.

Jessica Scott (Dunn) discusses her proposed decipherment of the Voynich Manuscript, its medical-cosmological structure and cross-cultural influences.

Rory Naismith discusses Offa, Mercian kingship, coinage, and the challenge of writing the life of one of early medieval England’s great rulers.

James Turner on the World Behind Medieval Power explores Harald Hardrada, Robert the Bruce, exile, identity and the fragile politics of medieval rule.

Myths and Legends of the Medieval World: Historian Paul Watts on Arthur, Robin Hood, Norse gods, witches, and what folk stories meant to medieval people.

Women of the Middle Ages: A vivid exploration of ordinary women’s lives, labour, and agency, challenging myths of silence in medieval society.

The Magic Books: An interview with Anne Lawrence-Mathers exploring how magic shaped medieval manuscripts, elite culture, and the pursuit of knowledge.

Royal childbirth shaped dynasties and queenship. Historian Michèle Schindler explains the politics, myths, and realities of birth in medieval royal courts.