Medieval Era
From Weapons and Armour to Kings and Queens and all things in-between!
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/hand-salute
31st Jul 2021 - Tracing the origin of the now iconic hand gesture known throughout The World as The “Hand Salute”, is directly related to the early Middle …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/monastic-gardens
31st Jul 2021 - An important facet in the development of many areas of The Middle Ages, the primary use of self-created and maintained Gardens, were a matter of life …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/queen-regnant
31st Jul 2021 - The Ancient Title of Queen Regnant is bestowed upon Women who – unlike a Consort, had a larger portion of ruling authority and power in her own …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/spanish-roderlero
31st Jul 2021 - A classification of Ancient Spanish Fighters, The Rodeleros were “Shield Bearers” with their close companions The Espadachines “Men …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/prize-playing
31st Jul 2021 - The practice of Prize Playing developed during the late Middle Ages and became a major ''sport'' in The Renaissance Era. Originating in England, The A …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-wallerstein-codex
31st Jul 2021 - Dating to the 16th Century AD – Germany, The Wallerstein Codex was a manuscript which taught close quarters combat skills to Noblemen. Attention …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/order-of-santiago
31st Jul 2021 - The Order of Santiago (aka Orden de Santiago), was founded by King Ferdinand II of Leon in 1230 (as a military Religious Order to assist him in mainta …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-blue-quran
31st Jul 2021 - The unique ''Blue Qur'an'' is dated roughly to the 10th Century AD. Comparable to The Western Holy Bible, The Qur'an features religious text relating …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/purple-parchment
31st Jul 2021 - Also called ''Purple Vellum'', was a highly stylized parchment (pre-paper) form of writing implementation seen in the e3rd Century AD. The styles name …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/maid-maiden
31st Jul 2021 - While the Title of ''Maid'' by today's standards, is one of ''domestic'' employment – or rather, a person (female), responsible for the cleaning …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/order-of-the-militia-of-jesus-christ
31st Jul 2021 - The Order was formed in Lombardy in 1233 under Papal Authority. They followed The Dominican Rule (of prayer). They did not live in chastity, poverty o …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/polish-winged-hussar
31st Jul 2021 - The name Hussar is translated to mean "Light Cavalry". Known for mobility on the battlefield (in an Age when Heavy Cavalry ruled), the need for lighte …
