On 30 June 1643, two armies collided among hedged fields, lanes and old coal workings south-east of...
The ghilmān were elite military retainers who served the caliphs, emirs and sultans of the medieval Islamic...
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune takes place thousands of years into the future, yet its warriors settle arguments with...
Combat in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced asks rather more of Edward Kenway than enthusiastically pressing the...
The flyssa is one of the most recognisable weapons produced in North Africa. Its long, narrow blade,...
The Anarchy was a civil war fought for the English crown between King Stephen and the supporters...
Empress Matilda came closer to ruling medieval England than any woman before her. Named as heir by...
The shotel is one of the most recognisable swords produced in Africa. Its deeply curved blade sometimes...
On the morning of 22 August 1138, two very different armies faced one another on open ground...
Roman velites were young, lightly equipped infantrymen who screened the Republican legion, harassed enemy formations and dealt...