Medieval Era
From Weapons and Armour to Kings and Queens and all things in-between!
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-brotherhood-of-st-mark
31st Jul 2021 - Dating to roughly 1474 AD in Germany, The Brotherhood of St. Mark was the pinnacle of German Swordsmanship Training. Sanctioned by Holy Roman Emperor …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/order-of-st-maurice
31st Jul 2021 - The Order of St. Maurice was founded around 1090 in Jerusalem by Amadeus VIII, The Duke of Saxony. The Order wore a Red mantle apron with the White Cr …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/ordainers
31st Jul 2021 - The Ordainers were a group of (21) 14th Century English Lords of various Titles, who resisted the efforts of England's King Edward II to nullify much …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-black-legion
31st Jul 2021 - Also known as The “Black Legion”, it was created by Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus around 1458. The “Legion” is seen as one …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-investure-controversy
31st Jul 2021 - The ''Investiture Controversy'' was a period in early Medieval History (11th Century AD), which pitted the ''temporal'' power and authority of Europea …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/ridder
31st Jul 2021 - A Lesser Title of Nobility indicative to The Netherlands and Belgium, the 14th Century Title of Ridder was equivalent to a Baronet or Knight. It was a …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/purveyance
31st Jul 2021 - The Medieval practice of ''Purveyance'' was defined to mean that a Monarchy (King, Queen and later Noble), could requisition ''needed'' goods from his …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/norse-krokspjot-spear
31st Jul 2021 - Seen around the 10th thru 13th Centuries, The Norse ''Krokspjot'' Spear was similar to both the Ancient Greek Boar and Serbian Borata Spears. Regulate …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/coulliard
31st Jul 2021 - A type of 11th/12th Century siege weapon, The Coulliard was in the same family as The Trebuchet. It's primary difference was that it had a split count …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/pope-joan
31st Jul 2021 - A long standing Medieval Tale. “Pope Joan” appears in Medieval Literature around the 13th Century. Both France and England developed the p …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/king-henry-vii
31st Jul 2021 -
Born in 1485, it is unclear if Owen Tudor ever married Catherine of France. She was 13 when Henry was born. He never knew his father (who had d …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/missi-dominici
31st Jul 2021 - The main duties of these men was to supervise local Counts and to hear any complaints against them (bribery, theft, etc.) Before the Envoy's arrival, …
