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Petrus Hispanus (circa 1215-1277) and ‘The Treasury of the Poor’

October 24, 2014 By Medievalists.net

Pope John XXI (Petrus Hispanus)

The identity of Petrus Hispanus is a matter of some controversy. Part of the problem is centred on the fact that ‘Hispanus’ covers the general region of the Iberian Peninsula, referred to in medieval times as ‘las Españas’ (the Spains), incorporating both present day Spain and Portgual.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus), Aquinas, Dominican, Hildesheim, Iberia, Italy, Lisbon, Medicine, Mendicant Orders, Papacy, Paris, Peter Hispanus (Peter of Spain), Portugal, Regensburg, Spain, Strasbourg, Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466)

Characteristics of Medieval Artillery in the Light of Written Sources from Bohemia and Poland

September 8, 2014 By Medievalists.net

Battle of Domažlice, 15th century Jena Codex

Artillery appears in Central Europe at the end of the 14th c. and it starts playing a more significant role only in the next century.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Bohemia, Czech, Eastern Europe, Europe, Fourteenth Century, Hussite, Hussite Wars, Military History, Poland, Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War 1409-1411, Teutonic Knights, Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), War