Medieval Wars
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Anti-Semitism in the Crusades
One of the side effects of Pope Urban II's call for Crusade in 1095 was an increase in violence against Jews in France and Germany.
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The Hanseatic League at War
The Hanseatic League of medieval merchants reached a zenith in its power by winning a war with Denmark.
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The People's Crusade
Led by Walter the Penniless and Peter the Hermit the People's Crusade preceded the First Crusade by several months.
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Frankish And Carolingian Cavalrymen
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.
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Weapons That Empowered The Medieval Infantryman
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.
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English Battle Tactics in the High Middle Ages
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.
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The Muslim Conquest of Spain
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.
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The Sword Brothers
Starting at the end of the twelfth century, a series of crusades were waged in the lands to the east of the Baltic sea.
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Cavalry Tactics The Caracole
The mounted caracole was a cavalry formation and battle tactic that was in widespread use through the latter part of the sixteenth century in Europe.
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The Crusades: The Council of Clermont
The Council of Clermont was a mixed synod, or council, of church officials and high ranking Catholic laity in November, 1095 in Clermont, France.
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The Origins of the Crusades
The origins of the Crusades in general and the First Crusade in particular have been widely debated by scholars and historians.
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Secular Motives in the Crusades
William of Tyre's memoir of the First Crusade and the foundation of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem is a powerful insight into the origins and motives behind the Crusades.
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Struggle from the Dark Ages to the Renaissance
Although songs and writings depicted romantic stories surrounding castles, actually, greed and desire for power fueled the Crusades and a quest for more wealth.
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