News update 11 July 2014

This is our news and ‘fun facts’ update of Friday 11 July 2014. It has been a hectic several months here at Medieval Warfare. Our MW special has taken up a lot of our time, and we have been working hard an updating our magazines and our website and webshop. Luckily for us, most of these new...

News update 4 July 2014

This is our news update of Friday 4 July. We are very busy with the final stages of Medieval Warfare IV-4. It should got to print in about 1,5 weeks. In the meantime, we have some nice facts to help you get through the next couple of days.

Today, 827 years ago, the Ayyubid leader Saladin and his...

News update 30 June 2014

This is our news update of Monday 30 June. Today, 1221 years ago, the Duke of Milan nearly defeated a force of Swiss halberdiers, chasing them of the battlefield. The battle saw the Duke trying to overcome the halberd squares with his cavalry, but to no avail. But when he decided to dismount his...

News update 19 June 2014

This is our news update of Thursday 19 June. Of special interest for me this week – aside from the crushing (but fortunately fairly peaceful) Dutch victory against Spain during the FIFA World Cup – is the fact that today marks the anniversary of the Battle of Methven, during which the Earl of...

Battle of Bannockburn anniversary

Today, 700 years ago, an English army under Edward II was defeated by Robert the Bruce, King Scotland, a stunning victory of the Scots against an army which was superior both in numbers as well as equipment. The battle itself, as well the related First War of Scottish Independence, is covered in...

Theme suggestions

July is almost upon us, which means that we need to start thinking about the themes for 2015, Volume V of Medieval Warfare. In the past, I have selected the themes of the first one or two issues of the volume myself, to enable ourselves to focus on different sorts of topics than only the most...