Medieval Dead

The siege of Vadum Jacob in 1179 saw Muslim forces overcome the Knights Templar. Now, forensic analysis of the battleground can shed light on this conquest.

Discover what forensic research and archaeology can tell us about the condottieri, Italian mercenary leaders who operated during the Renaissance.

Preserved swords from the Battle of Castillon in 1453 have been found on a river bank. What can these weapons tell us about the end of the Hundred Years War?

These Norse-Gaelic clans settled in medieval Ireland and battled Norman invaders. Artefacts and bones from the era shed light on the Galloglass.

The team examines skulls from the site of the 1499 Battle of Dornach. The battle between Maximilian I and the Old Swiss Confederacy saw Switzerland win its independence from the Holy Roman Empire.

The team investigates the origins of a hill fort situated on Hathersage Moor in the Peak District National Park, (in England). Long thought to be Iron Age, it is now believed to be an even older defence against invasion.

Napoleon's defeat by the Allies at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815 changed the face of Europe. At the end of a day's savage fighting, the Emperor's forces were dramatically swept from the field, ending his dream of European domination forever. At the very heart of the bloody battlefield lay the small farm of Hougoumont.