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What Were the Crusader States? The Crusader States
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What Were the Crusader States?

Jayne Ellis May 15, 2026 0
The Crusader States were among the strangest political experiments of the medieval world. A scattering of Latin...
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Battle of Ankara (1402): The Day Timur Crushed the Ottoman Empire Battle of Ankara
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Battle of Ankara (1402): The Day Timur Crushed the Ottoman Empire

Jayne Ellis May 15, 2026 0
Fought on 28 July 1402 between the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I and the Central Asian conqueror Timur,...
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Hugues de Payens, First Grand Master of the Knights Templar Hugues de Payens
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Hugues de Payens, First Grand Master of the Knights Templar

Jayne Ellis May 15, 2026 0
The Man Behind the Templars Hugues de Payens helped create one of the most famous military orders...
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The Battle of Cynoscephalae (197 BCE), The Battle That Broke the Macedonian Phalanx Battle of Cynoscephalae
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The Battle of Cynoscephalae (197 BCE), The Battle That Broke the Macedonian Phalanx

Jayne Ellis May 14, 2026 0
The Battle of Cynoscephalae was one of those moments in military history where an entire way of...
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The Complete History of Xena Explained Xena and Callisto
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The Complete History of Xena Explained

Liz Stone May 14, 2026 0
There are fantasy heroes, there are cult TV icons, and then there is Xena. Somewhere between ancient...
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The Knights Hospitaller, Everything We Know Knights Hospitaller
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The Knights Hospitaller, Everything We Know

Jayne Ellis May 14, 2026 0
The Knights Hospitaller are often treated as the quieter cousins of the Knights Templar. Less myth, fewer...
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Elden Ring Quality Builds Explained, The Most Flexible Setup in the Lands Between Elden Ring: Quality Builds Guide
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Elden Ring Quality Builds Explained, The Most Flexible Setup in the Lands Between

Liz Stone May 14, 2026 0
There comes a point in every Elden Ring playthrough where you stare at a weapon and think,...
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Amalric I, A King Caught Between Ambition and Disaster Amalric I
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Amalric I, A King Caught Between Ambition and Disaster

Jayne Ellis May 14, 2026 0
Amalric I of Jerusalem is one of those Crusader kings who often ends up standing in the...
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Charles Vane: The Pirate Who Refused to Bow to Anyone Charles Vane
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Charles Vane: The Pirate Who Refused to Bow to Anyone

Matt Tait May 13, 2026 0
Few pirates have managed to cultivate a reputation quite as poisonous as Charles Vane. Even among pirates,...
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The Knights Templar, What We Know About Christendom’s Most Famous Warrior Monks The Knights Templar
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The Knights Templar, What We Know About Christendom’s Most Famous Warrior Monks

Jayne Ellis May 13, 2026 0
The Knights Templar sit in that strange corner of medieval history where hard fact and outright fantasy...
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Sword resources Archives - 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.

  • A Guide to Volunteering for Archaeological Excavations in the UK and Beyond
    by Jayne Ellis on March 16, 2026 at 1:56 pm

    If you have ever fancied spending your time uncovering Roman pottery, medieval foundations, or some gloriously obscure fragment The post A Guide to Volunteering for Archaeological Excavations in the UK and Beyond appeared first on Seven Swords.

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