Middle Ages

How to Capture a Castle (Video)

If your commanded a Medieval army, and found a castle in your path, what would you do? Learn the four…

6 years ago

A Short History of Castles (Video)

Tens of thousands of castles were built in Medieval Europe, and many still blanket the landscape. Why were the built,…

6 years ago

How Hussite Peasants Defeated Knights

During the Middle Ages, the knights were the premiere warriors in the European continent, if not the entire world. Battles…

7 years ago

The Fourth Crusade – A Shame to Christendom

The history of the medieval crusades, at least at a very minimal level, is well known to most people. When…

7 years ago

World’s Largest Medieval Reenactment – Battle of Grunwald

Knights and footmen, spearmen and archers. Watch as swords are swung, maces are shaken and axes waived in the largest…

8 years ago

Tower at Crecy Battlefield

This wooden structure overlooks a quiet field on the outskirts of the town of Crecy in France. However, on the…

8 years ago

Trepanation: Why Our Ancestors Drilled Holes in Each Other’s Skulls

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160826-why-our-ancestors-drilled-holes-in-each-others-skulls

8 years ago

The 16 Year Old General

If you were to find yourself on the outskirts of the small village of Crecy, France, on August 26 1346,…

9 years ago

Can You Decipher the Inscription on this Medieval Sword?

http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2015/08/help-us-decipher-this-inscription.html

9 years ago

The Battle of Crecy and the Providence of God

When most historians today analyze why a battle was won or lost, they focus on military matters – differences in…

9 years ago