Were Poisoned Weapons ever used in Medieval Warfare?
Last summer, a friend asked me a question that I did not know the answer to. A nagging doubt led...
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Author: Jean Chandler
Polish and Czech sources on medieval urban violence
Note to reader: This document complements an essay published on the blog Martial Culture in...
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A historical fencer’s primer on late medieval and early modern magic
When you first start reading the medieval fencing manuals, one of the curious things you keep...
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Glossary of Late Medieval Terminology (15th Century Baltic)
Over the years I have spent researching Late Medieval Central Europe, I ran across many unfamiliar...
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Chivalry East of the Elbe, Part I
Introduction: So what happened to the Second Estate? Most of my own HEMA-related historical...
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Resources on Medieval Literacy Part III
The 14th Century: Famine, war, plague and demographic collapse. The rise of the vernacular and...
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Resources on Medieval Literacy, Part II
The 13th Century: Commercial numeracy and literacy. Lay literacy and the first public schools. The...
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Resources on Medieval Literacy, Part I
Resources on Medieval Literacy, Part 1 When we talk about Historical European Martial Arts we...
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The secret, dangerous military life of medieval superstars,
Anglophones are taught from an early age to believe firmly in the notion of the inevitability of...
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Review: A history of Europe by Aneas Silvius Piccolomini – 1400-1458
A ‘new’ book from the 15th Century has just been translated and published. The...
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Review: Warring Maidens, Captive Wives, and Hussite Queens
Before I go any further, I would like to point out that this is physically a very nice book. The...
Read MoreLecture on swords in daily life of the Renaissance
Another excellent lecture by Jean Chandler, held at the IGX in Boston, USA...
Read MoreFrench fencing guilds
French fencing guilds of Paris, Lille, and Amiens in the 16th and 17th century Translated by Pierre Pichon Edited by Jean Chandler, SDA NOLA, New Orleans & Roger Norling, GHFS/MFFG Finally we have here English translations...
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