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The Hanseatic League at War

By: Alex Graham-Heggie

The Hanseatic League of medieval merchants reached a zenith in its power by winning a war with Denmark. more...

The People's Crusade

By: Terry Long

Led by Walter the Penniless and Peter the Hermit the People's Crusade preceded the First Crusade by several months. more...

Frankish And Carolingian Cavalrymen

By: Nate Breidenbaugh

Over the course of the Dark Ages, the warriors of the Frankish Kingdoms developed a martial class of armored cavalrymen. These were the prototypes for medieval knights. more...

Weapons That Empowered The Medieval Infantryman

By: Nate Breidenbaugh

During the High Middle Ages, new weapons gave the infantryman, who had been overshadowed by mounted noble knights, renewed fighting strength, and thus greater importance. more...

English Battle Tactics in the High Middle Ages

By: Nate Breidenbaugh

From the 1290s onward, the armies of England began to use new military tactics which revolved around massed archery, defensive deployment, and dismounting their warriors. more...

The Muslim Conquest of Spain

By: Alex Graham-Heggie

In the year 711 armies of Muslim Berbers invaded the Iberian Peninsula, conquering most of Spain and set the course of Spanish history for the next seven hundred years. more...

The Sword Brothers

By: Grant Sebastian Nell

Starting at the end of the twelfth century, a series of crusades were waged in the lands to the east of the Baltic sea. more...

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