During the 13^th-century Northern Crusades, the Teutonic Order established a strong presence in the Baltic region through their conquests in Prussia. However, their rule was challenged during the Thirteen Years War, which saw them clash with a coalition of Polish and Prussian forces.

Theme: The Thirteen Years War - the end of the Teutonic Order

• Historical introduction – Ronald Delval, ‘The Teutonic Order: the road to the Thirteen Years’ War’.
• The Source – Andrei Pogacias, ‘ The Chronicler Jan Dlugosz’.
• Nils Visser, The Polish-Prussian alliance’.
• Raffaele, d’Amato, ‘The last victory of the Teutonic Order: the Battle of Konitz’.
• The Castle – Stephen Turnbull, ‘Fortifications during the Thirteen Years’ War’.
• Sidney Dean, ‘Turning point: the Battle of Zarnowitz’.

Features:

• The Weapon – Vincent van der Veen, ‘Crossbows and Christians'
• The Battle – Bouko de Groot, ‘The Battle of Worringen, 1288’.
• Weapon Handling – Bartlomiej Walczak, ‘Mounted combat in the fifteenth century’.