When Chivalry Died
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead! In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility; But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger: Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. (Henry Vth - Act III, Scene I) In the late third century, twin brothers Crispin and Crispinian fled Rome in order to practice and preach their newfound faith of Christianity. They e
William the Conquerer Comes Alive! Interpreting the Bayeux Tapestry from Medieval English to Moder
The Normans in tenth century France offered many ways to command and conquer. Of course, the Vikings were master seafarers and skilled Naval machines all in of themselves. But France had a lot more land and creating a mobile army on longboat wasn’t deemed practical. They would need another way in which to defend the cross and fight for it at the same time. The Normans were about exchange their longboats for horses and become Knights. The first knights were little better than
