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…

7 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,…

7 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…

8 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…

8 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

9 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,…

10 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

10 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…

10 years ago