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Knightfall Explained: The Real History Behind the Templars Knightfall
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Knightfall Explained: The Real History Behind the Templars

Liz Stone December 30, 2025 0
When Knightfall landed on screens, it promised secret rituals, brutal politics, and warrior monks fighting for survival....
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Battle of Cynwit (c. 878) Battle of Cynwit
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Battle of Cynwit (c. 878)

Jayne Ellis December 29, 2025 0
The Battle of Cynwit sits slightly off the main tourist trail of early medieval warfare, which is...
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Austrian Grenzers, Frontier Soldiers of the Habsburg Empire Austrian Grenzers
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Austrian Grenzers, Frontier Soldiers of the Habsburg Empire

Jayne Ellis December 29, 2025 0
The Austrian Grenzers were frontier soldiers shaped by hardship, geography, and long familiarity with war. Raised along...
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Mercenaries: When and How to Use Them in Crusader Kings III ck3 mercenaries
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Mercenaries: When and How to Use Them in Crusader Kings III

Liz Stone December 29, 2025 0
Hiring mercenaries in Crusader Kings 3 feels a bit like ordering takeaway at 2am. It is expensive,...
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Pierre Le Grand: a life assembled from fragments Pierre Le Grand
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Pierre Le Grand: a life assembled from fragments

Jayne Ellis December 29, 2025 0
Writing about Pierre Le Grand feels like working with a half-burnt map. The outlines are there, the...
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Queen Antedia vs Queen Kerra: Power, Pride, and Pagan Gods Queen Kerra
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Queen Antedia vs Queen Kerra: Power, Pride, and Pagan Gods

Liz Stone December 29, 2025 0
The world of Britannia thrives on mud, blood, prophecy, and people who believe the gods are watching...
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100 Types of Spanish Swords by Era Spanish Sword Types
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100 Types of Spanish Swords by Era

Matt Tait December 29, 2025 0
Spain’s sword history is as layered and diverse as its dynasties and terrain. From early Iberian blades...
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Stone Circles of the British Isles Stone Circles of the British Isles
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Stone Circles of the British Isles

Jayne Ellis December 28, 2025 0
A Complete Overview of What We Know Trying to catalogue every stone circle in the British Isles...
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British Foot Guards british-foot-guard
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British Foot Guards

Jayne Ellis December 28, 2025 0
The British Foot Guards sit in an odd and fascinating space between battlefield pragmatism and theatre. They...
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The Real Elizabeth Woodville, The Woman Behind The White Queen Elizabeth Woodville
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The Real Elizabeth Woodville, The Woman Behind The White Queen

Liz Stone December 28, 2025 0
Elizabeth Woodville is often introduced as a plot twist rather than a person. A commoner turned queen....
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  • How Safe Are Historical Re-enactment Battles? Everything You Need to Know
    by Jayne Ellis on June 26, 2026 at 11:00 am

    Smoke, Steel and an Extraordinary Amount of Planning Stand beside a line of musketeers as they unleash a The post How Safe Are Historical Re-enactment Battles? Everything You Need to Know appeared first on Seven Swords.

  • The Oakeshott Sword Typology Explained: The Medieval Blade Classification System
    by Matt Tait on June 10, 2026 at 12:28 pm

    Medieval swords are often grouped together under broad labels like “knightly sword”, “longsword” or “broadsword”, but those terms The post The Oakeshott Sword Typology Explained: The Medieval Blade Classification System appeared first on Seven Swords.

  • Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA): A Comprehensive Guide
    by Jayne Ellis on June 8, 2026 at 12:37 pm

    Rediscovering Europe’s Martial Past Historical European Martial Arts, better known as HEMA, is the study and practice of The post Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA): A Comprehensive Guide appeared first on Seven Swords.

  • What are the sword martial arts?
    by Matt Tait on June 1, 2026 at 1:07 pm

    Sword fighting is one of humanity’s oldest martial traditions. Long before the sword became a symbol hanging above The post What are the sword martial arts? appeared first on Seven Swords.

  • The Best Historical Re-enactment Events in the UK, Ranked
    by Matt Tait on April 9, 2026 at 1:03 pm

    The British calendar has a habit of filling itself with historical re-enactments in much the same way medieval The post The Best Historical Re-enactment Events in the UK, Ranked appeared first on Seven Swords.

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