Medieval Warfare Blog

Flipping through the latest issue of Medieval Warfare

This entry was posted on August 12, 2019 by Peter Konieczny.

Last week I got my hands on the latest issue of Medieval Warfare - and when I do I like to create these little videos flipping though it. Take a look at what's inside the pages... Read more

The Sack of Rome and the Loss of Knowledge

This entry was posted on July 31, 2019 by Peter Konieczny.

I was grief-stricken, since I considered this irreparable loss as worse by far than all the others. Read more

An eyewitness account of the Sack of Rome in 1527

This entry was posted on July 15, 2019 by Peter Konieczny.

Our new issue of Medieval Warfare magazine will feature the Sack of Rome, one of the saddest events of the 16th century. Read more

Book Review: The Crusader Armies, by Steve Tibble

This entry was posted on July 2, 2019 by Peter Konieczny.

The book fundamentally reevaluates the crusades by convincingly arguing against many prevailing assumptions about them. He highlights modern oversimplifications used when discussing the crusades and elaborates on them with new insight. Read more

Researching military history: An Interview with Clifford Rogers

This entry was posted on June 18, 2019 by Peter Konieczny.

Our latest episode of the Medieval Warfare Podcast features an interview with Clifford J. Rogers, professor of history at the United States Military Academy at West Point. We talk about researching the bigger topics in military history, as well as his research on the Hundred Years' War. Read more

How not to invade a country: The Battle of Posada

This entry was posted on May 28, 2019 by Peter Konieczny.

“When you leave your own country behind, and take your army across neighborhood territory, you find yourself on critical ground.” - Sun Tzu in The Art of War. Read more

What's new in research on medieval military history

This entry was posted on May 4, 2019 by Peter Konieczny.

It's a good time to catch up on the latest research in the field of medieval military history - here are eight articles published in academic journals so far in 2019. All of them deal warfare in large or small part. A few are also Open Access, but the others you would have to pay for to read.  Read more

Inside the pages of Issue IX-1

This entry was posted on April 24, 2019 by Peter Konieczny.

As we started the ninth year of Medieval Warfare, we were looking for ways to improve the magazine. We try to get as much feedback as we can from our readers, and consistently we keep hearing from you that you would like to see articles that go more in-depth and more diversity. Read more

A knight from the British museum

This entry was posted on March 26, 2019 by Peter Konieczny.

Last year I had the opportunity to attend a special exhibition about the Middle Ages at the Canadian Museum of History. One particular artefact caught... Read more

Coming soon to Medieval Warfare magazine!

This entry was posted on March 12, 2019 by Peter Konieczny.

We want to give you a little preview of what you can find in upcoming issues of Medieval Warfare. Read more