Herstmonceux Castle, near Hastings in the south of England, is the setting for the annual England's Medieval Festival ... and a circus school. With lots of activities across the 200-acre site ...

As a result, during the Middle Ages people gained some rights such as a Parliament that had an influence over laws and taxation. Kings used taxes to collect money for wars and other projects.

This is one of the few pictures of the inside of a medieval hospital There were about 1,200 places in medieval England and Wales ... They also served as medical schools to train students.