Stories, not isolated facts.
Concise Chronicle Cards build a narrative, then connect it to the wider medieval world.
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Medieval England · 871–1485 · Version 2.0
England 871 is an immersive history app covering medieval England from 871 to 1485. Read or listen to illustrated stories, follow connected Series and explore historical people, places and events.
Made for iPhone · Free to download · Optional Premium
A connected way to read history
Today brings you back to your reading and the archive. Explore connects stories, people, the map and timeline. Saved keeps the subjects you want to revisit.
Concise Chronicle Cards build a narrative, then connect it to the wider medieval world.
Read about rulers alongside communities, work, women, family and everyday life.
Source notes, image details and reconstruction labels keep evidence and interpretation distinct.
Your own way into the past
Meet the lives, explore the places and join the dots.
01 / A moment, every day
A daily pick gives your curiosity somewhere to start. Build a reading streak, return to a story in progress and make a few minutes of history part of your day.
A little time. A new perspective.
02 / Read or listen
Follow an illustrated story one card at a time, or tap Listen for audio narration. Pause, take it in and come back when you’re ready.
Your pace. Your way into the story.
Find it on the App Store03 / Lives, connected
Get to know 162 historical figures, from rulers and royal families to nobles and knights. Follow their connections to understand more than a name and a date.
The past was made by people.
04 / Places with a past
Find a royal centre, settlement or place behind an event. Choose a period, explore its connections and see how geography gives a story a different perspective.
Start with a place. See where it leads.
05 / The bigger picture
Connect 192 events across 871–1485. From Alfred’s Wessex to Bosworth, search the timeline or browse a period to discover what came before—and what came next.
Six centuries, one connected journey.
Screens from version 2.0. Some stories require Premium.
Free and Premium
Premium is purchased in England 871 through Apple. There is no website checkout and no Chronicle Atlas account to create.
Free to download
Begin with the free selection of stories and discover the way England 871 brings history together.
Selected content. No subscription needed to start.
England 871 Premium
Unlock the full story library and complete historical Series. Monthly and annual plans include the same Premium access.
£1.99 / month or £9.99 / year
Explore England 871UK pricing. Prices may vary by App Store region. Subscribe inside the iPhone app. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled. Manage or cancel in App Store settings.A more honest kind of immersion
Surviving sources are incomplete. England 871 makes space for uncertainty, different interpretations and the limits of reconstruction. Historical depictions and artistic reconstructions are not evidence of an accurate likeness.
Reading progress and preferences are stored on your iPhone, without an account or cloud sync. Read our support information for help with local progress and purchases.
England 871 · for iPhone
A story to read. A world to explore. Make time for a little history.
