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What is this consistent symbol in the Spanish coat of arms? [closed]
I have been reading Spanish history today, and have noticed a very distinct commonality in the flags and coat of arms for various periods, but I haven't been able to find precise explanations of the ...
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What was the Hospitaller gonfalon like in the 12th and 13th centuries?
The Templar Order had a gonfalon (a military standard of a specific type) of black and white called the beauseant (I have come to prefer the spelling most common in the book I first took it from ...
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Can anyone explain why the Scottish flag on this map from 1504 has a red cross on a white background?
The section of the map below is from a nautical chart by the Portuguese cartographer Pedro Reinel (c.1462 – c.1542). On it, Scotland is shown with a red St. Andrew's Cross on a white background.
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Did the Hungarian Army ever use crescent banners?
I was reading about Battle of Mohi between the Mongol Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary.
Wikipedia contains this artistic depiction of the battle:
The cavalry on left hand looks like Mongols while ...
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