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Showing posts with label Black Prince. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black Prince. Show all posts
Saturday, November 14, 2015

The Role of Ransoms in Medieval Warfare

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by Helena P. Schrader The concept of ransom dates back to classical times, but during the Early Middle Ages they fell into disuse and we ...
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Thursday, May 1, 2014

The Birth of Heraldry in the Middle Ages

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By Rosanne E. Lortz It is not much of an exaggeration to say that average readers see the entire span of the Middle Ages as a homogeneous ...
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

"The Pope May Be French, but Jesus Is English!": England and the Avignon Papacy

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by Rosanne E. Lortz “ The Pope may be French, but Jesus is English! ” It’s a zinger that always brings a laugh in the 2001 film A Knight’...
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

The Horrors of War: The Black Prince and the "Massacre" at Limoges

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by Rosanne E. Lortz The year was 1370. The Hundred Years’ War was in full swing. The Battles of Crecy and Poitiers had already been fought....
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Thursday, May 3, 2012

The Elusive History of the Order of the Garter

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By Rosanne E. Lortz “ Honi soit qui mal y pense – Shamed be the one who thinks evil of it.” So reads the motto of the famous Order of th...
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Friday, April 6, 2012

How Joan of Kent Became Princess of Wales

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by Rosanne E. Lortz Edward, the Black Prince, and Joan of Kent: a pair of star cross’d lovers that eventually came together in one of hist...
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