Where the facts come from
Sources
We checked the wording of each claim against a cached copy of these pages on 14 November 2026. Links go to the live pages, which can change; if a date or a display caption has moved on, the fact-check log will need a fresh pass.
Historic England, England’s Historic Periods (checked 14 November 2026; retrieved via an Internet Archive capture of the official page, because the live site presented a bot challenge to ordinary fetch)
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/historic-periods
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Historic England.
English Heritage, Story of England (checked 14 November 2026)
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/story-of-england/
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: English Heritage.
English Heritage, Introduction to Medieval England (checked 14 November 2026)
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/story-of-england/medieval/introduction/
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: English Heritage.
English Heritage, Teaching Medieval History (checked 14 November 2026)
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/teaching-resources/teaching-history/teaching-medieval/
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: English Heritage.
The National Archives, Domesday Book research guide (checked 14 November 2026)
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/domesday-book/
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: The National Archives.
The National Archives, Magna Carta (checked 14 November 2026)
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: The National Archives.
The National Archives, Living in the 14th century (checked 14 November 2026)
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency-converter/living-in-the-14th-century/
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: The National Archives.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Norman Conquest, by the Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (checked 14 November 2026)
https://kids.britannica.com/scholars/article/Norman-Conquest/56140
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Britannica.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Magna Carta, by Doris Mary Stenton and the Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (checked 14 November 2026)
https://kids.britannica.com/scholars/article/Magna-Carta/50003
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Britannica.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Black Death, by the Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (checked 14 November 2026)
https://kids.britannica.com/scholars/article/Black-Death/15473
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Britannica.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Peasants’ Revolt, by the Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (checked 14 November 2026)
https://kids.britannica.com/scholars/article/Peasants-Revolt/58891
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Britannica.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Wars of the Roses, by the Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (checked 14 November 2026)
https://kids.britannica.com/scholars/article/Wars-of-the-Roses/64117
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Britannica.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Henry VII, by Alexander Reginald Myers and the Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (checked 14 November 2026)
https://kids.britannica.com/scholars/article/Henry-VII/40025
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Britannica.
Historic England’s period list was retrieved via an Internet Archive capture of the official page, because the live site presented a bot challenge to ordinary fetch. The URL above is the official page. Britannica articles were checked in the Scholars edition; we quote the article body only, not “Ask Anything” or Top Questions blurbs.
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