In this two-hour H2 special, historian and weapons expert Mike Loades goes medieval diving deep into the world of the Middle Ages. From the 5th to the 15th centuries, Mike battles the realities vs. the myths of this extraordinary time crusading for the core of real life while delivering fun-filled facts. From living, working and fighting to how to keep a knight's armor shiny using a vigorous rub of sand, vinegar and urine, Going Medieval is an expert account of life during medieval times.

Set during the early part of his reign, Ivan faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closes...

Using historically-accurate, battle-filled re-enactments and interviews with expert historians and n...

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Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the ...

Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the f...

In the 13th century a scheming thief finds his wits challenged by a hunter and his daughter.

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When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to...

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Walla...

Returning to his homeland after years of slavery, a Norman prince seeks revenge on his father's mur...

A tale of a young impoverished nobleman, who with his uncle returns from a war against the order of ...

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In the darkness of a gothic night, two knights engage in a deadly duel, illuminated only by the myst...