John Hawkwood’s Greatest Victory: The Battle of Castagnaro
A look at how John Hawkwood won the Battle of Castagnaro, fought on 11 March 1387.
The Battle of Hastings
Luck may characterize the Battle of Hastings better than any other battle, and William the Conqueror more than any other general.
A Military History of the German Peasants’ Revolt
Examining the causes of German Peasants’ Revolt of 1524-5 as well the events and battles of the conflict.
The man who should have lost the Battle of Hastings: The Saga of Swegen Godwinson
Shouldn’t Swegen have arisen to the English kingship in 1066 and been defending the throne at Stamford Bridge and Hastings?
Joan of Arc: The Feminine and the Masculine
From heretic to miracle, from warrior to saint: A look at how Joan of Arc has been depicted, from the 15th century to the 20th century.
“Would you like to see his head?”: The battlefield and the bishop from 13th century Italy
We had concluded that the Guelph forces had fared so badly initially in the battle, fought with so much ineptitude – including Dante – that they threw the Ghibellines into such an overconfident frenzy that they abandoned their tactical plan