Medieval | War History

How Medieval Crusaders Thought and Felt About Their Wars

A knight stands on the walls of Jerusalem, staring out at the parched land beyond the city. He is weary from weeks of travel and…

5 Heroic Last Stands – Do You Know Them All?

Looking throughout history, before the end of the Medieval era, we can find five great last stands with ease. The heroism and self-sacrifice of the…

Who Led the Knights and How: Military Leadership in the Hundred Years War

The Hundred Years War was one of the most protracted wars of the Middle Ages. For over a century, the French and English monarchies battled…

Land Forces of the Hundred Years War

Fought from 1337 to 1453, the Hundred Years War was one of the most significant conflicts of the late Middle Ages. As the Plantagenet kings of…

Massive Towers, Unbreakable Walls, Terrifying Siege Engines – This Was The Hundred Years War

As the sun rises over the battlefield, a column of knights gallops towards the assembled infantry. Banners flutter and arrows hurtle through the air as…

The Night Attack – Vlad the Impaler ambushes the Ottoman Sultan

Jack Beckett

Mehmet II, known as Mehmet the Conqueror, was one of the greatest military commanders of his day. The Ottoman Empire under his rule was vast,…

How Was an Army Supplied in the 100 Years War?

Andrew Knighton

Far from home and at constant threat of attack, the armies of the Hundred Years War between England and France were reliant on supply lines…

The Death of Grand Master Ulrich, and the Beginning of the End for the Teutonic Knights

Jack Beckett

For more than two hundred years the might of the Order of Teutonic Knights had been steadily growing. It was forged in 1190, in the…

Battle of Nicopolis – The Failed Crusade Against The Ottomans

Twenty-five years after the slaughter at Chernomen in 1371, an epic battle took place. The army of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid the Thunderbolt routed the…

Not a Battle But a Slaughter Secured The Ottoman Expansion On the Balkan Peninsula

It was in the beginning of a cold Autumn. The year was 1371. Near the village of Chernomen, two despots led their army against the…

How Artillery Evolved in the 100 Years War

Andrew Knighton

The Hundred Years War (1337-1453) saw the first appearances of gunpowder artillery in English and French warfare. These fearsome weapons, which had been largely unused…

The Bloodiest Medieval War Was Fought Because Of A Bucket

Shahan Russell

In 1325, two armies clashed near what is today the Italian town of Castello di Serravalle in the region of Emilia-Romagna. It was the largest…