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The Middle Ages (1066–1485) mark the development of England following the Norman Conquest. Read advice from our education experts and historians on how to introduce this broad and varied time period. Discover historical information to help ground your understanding and suggested activities to try with your students at home, in the classroom, or on a school trip.
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From a captive queen to the father of the NHS, and from a medieval hermit to a reggae superstar, discover the stories of the people who shaped our country's past.
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Speaking with Shadows: Series 1 Episode 4
Speaking with Shadows is the podcast that listens to the people that history forgot. In Episode 4 Josie Long visits Richmond Castle in North Yorkshire to discover the extraordinary stories behind thousands of graffiti etched on the walls of a cell block where conscientious objectors were detained during the First World War.
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Conscientious Objectors’ Stories
The stories of some of the conscientious objectors held in the cell block at Richmond Castle in 1916 for refusing to take part in the war effort, including many of the ‘Richmond Sixteen’.
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First World War Conscientious Objectors at Richmond Castle
How 16 conscientious objectors detained at Richmond Castle during the First World War were taken to France, and sentenced to death – a sentence commuted to ten years’ hard labour – for refusing to obey orders.
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The Norman Conquest was achieved largely thanks to two instruments of war previously unknown in England: the mounted, armoured knight, and the castle. The former was a key factor in William the Conqueror’s triumph at Hastings, while the latter dramatically militarised the English landscape.
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The four centuries between William of Normandy’s victory over King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and Richard III’s defeat at Bosworth in 1485 witnessed great changes in England – including in culture, religion, language and architecture.
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Cell Block Graffiti at Richmond Castle
This gallery highlights a selection of the graffiti drawn by conscientious objectors to the First World War who were imprisoned at Richmond Castle in 1916.