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The Battle of Frankenhausen
This entry was posted on December 21, 2016.
One of the key battles of the German Peasants’ Revolt took place in central town of Frankenhausen. That region had seen a large outbreak of... Read more -
Stupid Reasons to Go to War in the Middle Ages
This entry was posted on December 15, 2016.
“Our greatest conflicts have ridiculous origins and causes. Just think how our last duke of Burgundy ruined himself by a quarrel over a cartload of... Read more -
Our Latest Issue: The German Peasants' Revolt
This entry was posted on December 4, 2016.
Our final issue of 2016 is quite timely, as we are going to take a look at a massive popular uprising. While this year has... Read more -
What is Your Favourite Article from our Templars issue?
This entry was posted on December 4, 2016.
We are asking the readers of Medieval Warfare VI:5 to let us know what was their favourite article in that issue! Here are seven articles... Read more -
How to Defend a Castle
This entry was posted on November 20, 2016.
One of the most unique medieval sources on how to defend a castle against a siege comes from Konungs skuggsjá - The King’s Mirror, an... Read more -
How to Besiege a Castle
This entry was posted on November 20, 2016.
In medieval warfare one of the most essential skills a military commander could acquire was how to besiege a castle. Throughout much of medieval Europe... Read more -
Templars, Hospitallers, and 12th-Century Popes: The Maltese Evidence
This entry was posted on November 9, 2016.
Lecture by Jochen Burgtorf, given at Saint John’s University on February 26, 2015. Blessed by an influx of pilgrims from western Europe, but threatened by... Read more -
A 13th-century Crowdfunding Campaign for a Templar Castle?
This entry was posted on October 31, 2016.
One of the best written descriptions we have about a medieval castle is De Constructione Castri Saphet, a short pamphlet that describes the Templar castle... Read more -
The Sword in Daily Urban Life in Medieval Central Europe
This entry was posted on October 30, 2016.
Jean Chandler speaking at the Higgins Amory Museum in 2013: In the past, when considering the context of the older fencing manuals from the 15th... Read more -
The 1565 Great Siege of Malta: Knights - Maltese - Memory
This entry was posted on October 30, 2016.
Opening lecture by Dr. Emanuel Buttigieg of the University of Malta for the exhibition “Knights, Memory, and the Siege of 1565: An Exhibition on the... Read more
