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Catastrophe: History’s Most Disastrous Defeats
Catastrophe ensued when a first century BC Roman plutocrat decided that the one thing he wanted – and that money could not buy – was military glory. So he organized and led…
General
Murder Holes, Machicolations, and Other Medieval Warfare Facts
The Middle Ages saw major technological, cultural, and social developments, which in turn led to major transformations in the nature…
Middle Ages
The Bloody Throne: 5 Key Battles of the Hundred Years’ War
Despite the name, the Hundred Years’ War between England and France actually lasted 116 years (1337-1453). It was an intermittent…
Featured
Nine Things You Did Not Know About Joan of Arc
St Joan of Arc, (Maid of Orléans) 1412-1431. St Joan of Arc was born in 1412, in Domrémy, France. Today…