Middle Ages

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Dmitry Mazarchuk. To some, war; to others, a mother is dear
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An article by Dmitry Mazarchuk from the WARSPOT website, dated March 4, 2019.   Constant conflicts among Italian states during the Middle Ages, ...

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Why Did Medieval Arrows Have Two Points? The Mystery of Forked Arrowheads and the “Armor-Piercing Fork” Theory
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If you asked someone to draw the ideal arrowhead, the result would almost certainly be predictable: a single point aimed directly forward. The logic seems ...

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The Destrier: How Much Did a Knight’s Warhorse Cost, and Why Was It Not a Medieval Draft Horse?
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It is difficult to imagine a medieval knight without his horse. Popular culture has made the pair almost inseparable: an armored warrior sits astride an ...

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“I Am No King or Duke. I Am de Coucy”: Why One Medieval Dynasty Placed Its Name Above Titles
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In the Middle Ages, a title was far more than an impressive word placed before a man’s name. It defined his position in society, carried legal privileges, ...

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A Feudal Lord Had His Own Armed Men, Court, and Taxes: How the Medieval Seigneurial System Really Worked
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Imagine a small French village in the twelfth century. A few dozen peasant households, a church, fields, pastures, woodland, a mill, and somewhere nearby, a ...

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Wat Tyler: How an Unknown Craftsman Rose Against the King of England and Nearly Destroyed Serfdom
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In the autumn of 2026, the historical drama The Uprising is coming to theaters. Directed by Paul Greengrass, best known for his Jason Bourne films, it takes ...

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When the Legions Met the Knights. The Early Roman Empire Transitions to the Middle Ages. Part 17. Reform of the Legions
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Other parts of the series Throughout its history, the Roman Empire possessed a unique ability to wage protracted wars, during which it adapted and reorganized ...

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What if Byzantium had survived?
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On May 29, 1453, Constantinople, the center of the Orthodox world, fell. But could this have been avoided? And how would history have unfolded? So, ...

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Alexei Kozlenko. A Witness to the Crusades
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An article by Alexei Kozlenko from the WARSPOT website, dated September 10, 2018. Contents: Markab Castle (Frankish name: Margat) stands atop the ...

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