Join Alice Roberts to celebrate the paperback publication of her latest book, Crypt.

The history of the Middle Ages is typically the story of the rich and powerful; there’s barely a written note for most people’s lives. But archaeology provides us with another way of learning about past lives – and by using cutting-edge science to examine human remains and burials, it’s now possible to unearth astonishing details that give us a new understanding of the past – one that’s more intimate and inclusive than ever before. Beautifully written and expertly researched by Professor Alice Roberts, Crypt is packed with incredible discoveries that will make you see the history of Britain afresh.

Alice Roberts shares three stories from her bestselling book Crypt – as she explores a thousand-year-old crime scene linked to the St Brice’s Day Massacre, interrogates the evidence for incurable diseases sweeping through medieval Europe, and tells the story of a woman who dug her own grave with her hands.

‘She writes as a scholar with the intensity and flair of a novelist’ Dan Snow