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Jan Duglosz, The Battle of Tannenberg or Grunwald (1410)
On July 15, 1410, one of the most important battles took in the later middle ages. Fought between Tannenberg and the nearby village of Grünwald, Polish and Lithuanian forces under Ladislaus II (Wladyslaw Jagiello) halted the eastward expansion of the Teutonic Knights. For a detailed description of this battle, please …
Walter of Exeter, Siege of Carlaverock
This poem, written in French, is thought to be authored by Walter of Exeter, a Franciscan friar. The story details the siege of the Scottish castle of Carlaverock in July 1300 by Edward I. The first portion of the poem gives a long list of heraldic banners and shields carried …
Dino Compagni, Battle of Campaldino (1289)
Dino Compagni was a prominent silk merchant and an active member of the Florentine government until 1301. His chronicle, which deals mostly with the internal turmoil of Florence, contains an account of a battle between Arezzo and Florence in 1289. Chapter VII – Preparations for war on both sides, 1289 …
Gravett — Tudor Knight (Mantovani)
Christopher Gravett Tudor Knight Warrior 104. Oxford: Osprey Publishing 2006. 64pp. £ 11.99. ISBN 1-84176-970-3. Not always blessed with good leaders and hampered by corruption at all levels, the armies of Tudor England still had mounted knights as their main shock troops. Chivalry was still alive, with tournaments held before …
Jones — Knight: The Warrior and World of Chivalry (Nakashian)
Robert Jones Knight: The Warrior and World of Chivalry Oxford: Osprey, 2011. 240 pp. $29.95 US. ISBN-978-1846038464 The knight is one of the most recognizable features of the Middle Ages, and has elicited a great deal of interest from scholars and popular audiences alike. Robert Jones’ Knight: The Warrior and …
Jones — Knight: The Warrior and World of Chivalry (Geldof)
Robert Jones Knight: The Warrior and World of Chivalry Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2011. 240 pp. $29.95. ISBN 9781849083126 ‘Chivalry’ is a historical can of worms that tests the patience of the most diligent historians. Producing even a conservative description of the knight and the martial ethos of Chivalry is …
Fallows — Jousting in Medieval and Renaissance Iberia (Muhlberger)
Noel Fallows Jousting in Medieval and Renaissance Iberia Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer, 2011, 574pp. US$99. ISBN 978 1 84383 594 3 This substantial study might almost be called “The Encyclopedia of Iberian Jousting.” It brings together a wide variety of evidence – textual, artistic and material – on the practice …
TMR 12.04.25, Mondschein, The Knightly Art of Battle (Curry)
Mondschein, Ken. The Knightly Art of Battle. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011. Pp. 128. . . $14.95. ISBN 978-1-60606-076-6. Reviewed by: Anne Curry, University of Southampton <A.E.Curry@soton.ac.uk> Available at The Medieval Review TMR 12.04.25 See Also TMR 12.06.01 Response to 12.04.25, Mondschein, The Knightly Art (Curry) Response by Ken Mondschein, Higgins Armory Museum …
Mondschein — The Knightly Art of Battle (Hester)
Ken Mondschein The Knightly Art of Battle Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011. 128pp. $14.95. ISBN 9781606060766. Fiore dei Liberi’s Fior di Battaglia (‘The Flower of Battle’) remains one of the most important texts for fight scholars today. The teachings of Fiore, along with those of his German contemporary Johannes …