If you want to read about the weapons and armour of Europe rather than look at a book full of pictures of swords and armour, then this is the book for you. Ewart Oakeshott is the rockstar of arms and armour of medieval Europe. Sadly no longer with us, this book should be on everyone’s […]
Starting in the 1100’s, the The History of Armour 1100-1700 book looks at the development of armour from chain mail to plate and beyond. The book is well laid out and easy on the eye. There are both hundreds of photos of effigies wearing armour, photos of manuscripts depicting armour as well as modern images of […]
As part of Boydells history of the Sword, the Swords of the Viking Age is my first look at the books in this series. The start of the book provides some meat on the bone of the sword classification of this period (Petersen). I found this section very interesting but would suggest it is quite […]
2017 was a fantastic year for me in that I found out a huge amount about my family history. While we haven’t managed to track it all back, there are people with my surname on the lists at Agincourt and Crecy. One was a Longbowman for Henry V Army at Agincourt. When I found this […]
