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Dance was a central part of social life in the Middle Ages, appearing at festivals, celebrations and public gatherings.

More than a thousand years after a ship vanished off the coast of modern-day Croatia, archaeologists have uncovered a wreck ...

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Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex will step back 600 years this May Bank Holiday for a weekend of combat displays and living history.

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