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The Wagenberg: How wagons became a medieval weapon of war by Medievalists.net January 26, 2019
During the course of a century, medieval military commanders from Eastern Europe to India would make use of wagons as their key element in winning on the battlefield. Here is the story of how wagons b...
Luther’s Speech at the Diet of Worms
Martin Luther’s speech at the Diet of Worms (also known as the Here I Stand Speech) is considered one of the greatest pieces of oratory in world history. It was given in response to the council’s ques...
Battle of Edgehill
The Battle of Edgehill in Warwickshire on 23 October 1642 was an early engagement in the English Civil Wars (1642-1651) and the first major battle of that conflict. The Royalist forces loyal to Charle...
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Most medieval dowager Queens were expected to live quietly and retire to a chaste and religious life after their husband’s death. Sometimes, if they were still young, they could remarry to a man of fi... View More
Kunigunda of Slavonia - A dowager Queen who took a lover - History of Royal Women
Most medieval dowager Queens were expected to live quietly and retire to a chaste and religious life after their husband’s death. Sometimes, if they were still young, they could remarry to a man of fi...
Diet of Worms
The Diet of Worms (January-May 1521) was the assembly convened by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor to address, among other issues, the works of the reformer Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) who openly critic...
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Interview with Greg Woolf
Join World History Encyclopedia as they talk to author and professor Greg Woolf all about his book Rome: An Empire’s Story, Second Edition, published by Oxford University Press. Kelly (WHE): Do you...
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The forgotten medieval habit of ‘two sleeps’
For millennia, people slept in two shifts – once in the evening, and once in the morning. But why? And how did the habit disappear?
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Christmas Through the Ages
The Christmas holiday has gathered around it customs and traditions for over two millennia, some of which even pre-date the Christian festival itself. From gift-giving to the sumptuous spread of a Chr...
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Contrary to mythical depictions of the iconic steeds as towering beasts, most in England were less than 14.2 hands high
Medieval warhorses no bigger than modern-day ponies, study finds
Contrary to mythical depictions of the iconic steeds as towering beasts, most in England were less than 14.2 hands high
105 years ago today William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody died in Denver, Colorado.
To his dying day he said “the West of the old times, with its strong characters, it’s stern battles and its tremend... View More
To his dying day he said “the West of the old times, with its strong characters, it’s stern battles and its tremend... View More
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