Take an engaging journey back in time, when battles were fought with swords, lances, maces, and an array of well-crafted devices that could be elegant and ornat

From the author's famous life of a medieval knight series, this book provides a lively and informative history of the castle, its design, building, defense, as

The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. A treasury of information based on solid scholarship, anyone seeking a fa

Describes the horses used by knights in the Middle Ages, as well as the equipment and weapons they used in battle.

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