During the 15th and 16th centuries a craze swept across Europe, it was a craze as deadly for its tens of thousands of mostly female victims as was the plague bacillus to the population as a whole.

The largest Anglo-Saxon hoard of gold ever found was discovered in July 2009 by metal detector enthusiast Terry Herbert. The 1,300 year old treasure was discovered in a field near the town of Burntwood in central England and contained over 1,500 scattered gold and silver artefacts.

In the annals of Medieval Indian History, Mohammed-Bin-Thuglak is considered as the mixture of opposites.

The practice of torture has existed since the early days of humankind, and still occurs today. Torture in the West reached its height in the Middle Ages, between 400 and 1600 AD. The Spanish Inquisition is notorious for its use of torture implements.

A huge mysterious medieval book, penned by a Benedictine monk on animal skin with bizarre devilish illustration and incantation. But who has the missing pages, and why?

Some of the most beautiful and outrageous weapons from the most interesting medieval times. Think about it, maybe King Arthur or the famous and anonymous “Black Knight” used some of these absurd weapons.

I’ve decided to show you five more medieval tortures. I’d say viewer discretion is advised but none of the pictures are too bad…

Five ways people in medieval times were punished. Viewer discretion is advised.

A brief explanation of feudalism.

The Northumbrian batlles of Hedgly Moor and Hexham in the wars of the Roses 1464.