Clan Fabius – Defenders of Rome
A history of the Republic’s most notorious family. In the early days of the Roman Republic there was a clan whose men sacrificed themselves for the good of the republic. […]
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The Franks – Conquerors of the Roman Empire Series
One of the series of books looking at the groups that defeated and replaced Rome. In the case of the Franks, this Germanic tribe took over Gaul, and gave its […]
A gentleman’s guide to duelling
Vincentio Saviolo’s rules and ettiquette of honour and honourable quarrels As the title of the book says this is a book on duelling. In fact as far as the 16th […]
Springalds and Great Crossbows
Springalds and Great Crossbows – Jean Liebel (Translated by Juliet Vale) Part of the Royal Armouries Monograph series When I was sent this book to review, I was puzzled to […]