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Are there any examples of mercenaries receiving title and land in medieval Hungary for services rendered?
I am mostly interested in examples from the 15th century. Could a former mercenary from the Black Army earn a title such as baron or count (alongside a piece of land) for serving the king (or one of ...
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How effective are rope helmets as protection?
I accidentally found this in some 15th century painting
in "The Arrest of Christ" in the "Karlsruher Passion"
from Master of the Karlsruhe Passion (Hans Hirtz?) "The Disrobing of Christ"
and after ...
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Were there ever any libraries in medieval villages?
I know that in towns and cities there might be libraries built, but is it possible or likely that peasants can have access to it as well? I've heard that every village has an least a monastery or ...
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Did the fortunes in the Hundred Years' War depend largely on the weather?
In the Hundred Years' War, the French had more numerous and heavily armed troops, while the English had fewer, more lightly armed (with longbows and less armor) troops that had the advantage of being ...
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Are there any sources which talk about the experience of attending a 15th/16th century fencing school?
I'm interested to know of any material which describes the experience of being a student at a medieval period fencing school e.g. once which may have been run by a Master teaching in the Lichtenauer ...
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Organisation of mercenaries
In the War of the roses how were mercenary units organised and administrated?
Were they paid per lance, archer, knight etc?
Would there be a King's representative who would go the mercenary ...
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Were women banned from entering the castle of Trakai?
According to legend, Vytautas the Great banned women from entering the Trakai Island Castle under penalty of death.
I read it in Russian, it is called "The Horse of knyaz Vytautas". The plot is ...
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Who gave Charles the Bold his nickname and why?
I am talking about the Duke of Burgundy here.
Wikipedia has a tantalizing footnote (n. 1):
Charles le Téméraire is more accurately translated in English as "the
Rash", but the English ...
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Linen doublets around 1380-1410, middle and eastern Europe
Most people agree that doublets and hose were made with wool on the outside and linen on the inside.
Are there any evidence that confirm such belief? Any guild documents, findings, etc? Do we have ...
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Who first combined the lateen and square sails that led to the carrack?
In the middle ages the square sail was used in the Atlantic cogs, whereas in the Mediterranean the lateen sail was used due to its more flexible use.
The combination of both sails into one ship ...
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At what point was the Byzantine Empire's decline irreversible?
I've heard various arguments that the Byzantines were dealt the mortal wound at Manzikert in 1071 which allowed the Turks to claim most of Anatolia and set the stage for the later sacking of ...
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What particular watershed events led to the War of the Roses?
What were the key events that led to the War of the Roses occurring in England during the 15th century? Was there any particular event that was the tipping point?
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