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French people. I love video games and history and i imagine and draw concept art and story.
Modder of Far Cry and of Kingdom Come Deliverance teams

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If a besieging army was certain of the imminent arrival of a relief force during a siege, many methods were employed to slow them down without committing the entire army to battle. The most effective method used during the siege of Compiègne in 1430 was the creation of

If a besieging army was certain of the imminent arrival of a relief force during a siege, many methods were employed to slow them down without committing the entire army to battle.

The most effective method used during the siege of Compiègne in 1430 was the creation of
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New post in my collab with Bigvadrouiller is live on my stack for all to read! Read the story of the best knight of Burgundy to ever live. The hero of Paris, Jean de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam. open.substack.com/pub/medievalsc…

New post in my collab with <a href="/Bigvadrouiller1/">Bigvadrouiller</a> is live on my stack for all to read! 

Read the story of the best knight of Burgundy to ever live. The hero of Paris, Jean de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam. 

open.substack.com/pub/medievalsc…
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There's enormous, yet untapped, potential in making medieval films set in the late XIVth-XVth centuries. No blue filters, no unrecognizable dark fabrics in armor. Having read dozens of books on these deep military events, I can say it was a chaotic mix of colors representing

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What follows is the heroic tale of the last stand of Mathew of Clermont at the Fall of Acre in 1291! The glory of those mightiest of Christian warriors who stormed Jerusalem in AD 1099 had long since faded and the power of the Kingdom of Jerusalem was shattered long before 1291

What follows is the heroic tale of the last stand of Mathew of Clermont at the Fall of Acre in 1291!

The glory of those mightiest of Christian warriors who stormed Jerusalem in AD 1099 had long since faded and the power of the Kingdom of Jerusalem was shattered long before 1291
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I can clearly understand now why the knight, specialized in fire weapons, Monteclerc was able to kill five Englishmen with just two shots during the siege of Orléans. Their bodies literally exploded I guess, given the force of his companion culverin.

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Battle of Cravant, July 31, 1423 This is perhaps one of the most avoidable French military failures. The operation was to capture the Cravant fortress, occupied by the Burgundians on the road to Reims. However, an Anglo-Burgundian relief army was assembled at Auxerre and sent

Battle of Cravant, July 31, 1423

This is perhaps one of the most avoidable French military failures. The operation was to capture the Cravant fortress, occupied by the Burgundians on the road to Reims.

However, an Anglo-Burgundian relief army was assembled at Auxerre and sent
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A book I just bought about weapons and armor from the late XIIIth-XVth centuries in Europe Written by Nicolas Baptiste, who studied medieval art, with the help of the French medieval historian and Hundred Years' War specialist Bertrand Schnerb

A book I just bought about weapons and armor from the late XIIIth-XVth centuries in Europe

Written by Nicolas Baptiste, who studied medieval art, with the help of the French medieval historian and Hundred Years' War specialist Bertrand Schnerb
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William Marshall has been called by many ‘the best knight that ever lived’! > Held hostage as a child by King Stephen to force his father to surrender a castle > Wounded in his valiant defence of Eleanor of Aquitaine when the treacherous Guy de Lusignan tried to capture her! >

William Marshall has been called by many ‘the best knight that ever lived’!

&gt; Held hostage as a child by King Stephen to force his father to surrender a castle

&gt; Wounded in his valiant defence of Eleanor of Aquitaine when the treacherous Guy de Lusignan tried to capture her!

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In April 1420, the siege of Allibaudière took place north of Troyes, with an army of 1,200 Burgundians fighting the Armagnacs. On April 7, a fierce battle raged on the boulevard where the Burgundian commander, Jean de Luxembourg, narrowly escaped death: "During the initial

In April 1420, the siege of Allibaudière took place north of Troyes, with an army of 1,200 Burgundians fighting the Armagnacs.

On April 7, a fierce battle raged on the boulevard where the Burgundian commander, Jean de Luxembourg, narrowly escaped death:
"During the initial
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I just watched the last episodes of the Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and Ser Duncan’s defence of the innocent reminds me of a true story. In the midst of the Hundred Years' War and civil war, the isolated countryside of France was plagued by pillaging and robberies perpetrated

I just watched the last episodes of the Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and Ser Duncan’s defence of the innocent reminds me of a true story.

In the midst of the Hundred Years' War and civil war, the isolated countryside of France was plagued by pillaging and robberies perpetrated
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𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 was the mightiest medieval emperor! > ruled for 50 years as Emperor and the Romans. > conquered the a Bulgarian Empire > defeated the Fatimids, Georgians, Armenians, Lombards, Normans, his own rebel generals, and the Bulgars. >

𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 was the mightiest medieval emperor! 

&gt; ruled for 50 years as Emperor and the Romans.

&gt; conquered the a Bulgarian Empire 

&gt; defeated the Fatimids, Georgians, Armenians, Lombards, Normans, his own rebel generals, and the Bulgars.

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Despite the alliance between the English and the Burgundians, incidents could occur when they were combined: In August 1422, during the journey of the Anglo-Burgundian relief army to lift the siege of Cosnes by the Armagnacs, the army passed through Suilly-la-Tour village to

Despite the alliance between the English and the Burgundians, incidents could occur when they were combined:

In August 1422, during the journey of the Anglo-Burgundian relief army to lift the siege of Cosnes by the Armagnacs, the army passed through Suilly-la-Tour village to
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The Battle of Castillon ended the war with the death of commander John Talbot. And who killed him? After his horse was killed by a cannon, an assault ensued, with all the French archers drawing their melee weapons. In the assault, a simple archer named Michel Perunin grabbed

The Battle of Castillon ended the war with the death of commander John Talbot.

And who killed him? After his horse was killed by a cannon, an assault ensued, with all the French archers drawing their melee weapons.

In the assault, a simple archer named Michel Perunin grabbed
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𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐨 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐬 is one of the greatest generals in all of history! > Defeated Hannibal at Zama! > Fought in ten battles > Survived the battle of Cannae and two other Carthaginian victories > Pivotal figure in rescuing the Romans from the depth of despair. >

𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐨 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐬 is one of the greatest generals in all of history!

&gt; Defeated Hannibal at Zama!

&gt; Fought in ten battles

&gt; Survived the battle of Cannae and two other Carthaginian victories

&gt; Pivotal figure in rescuing the Romans from the depth of despair.

&gt;
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Thomas Basin, Bishop of Lisieux during the English occupation of Normandy, had lunch in a small camp with English soldiers. According to his chronicle, one of the English soldiers asked him, "How can we rid Normandy of these brigands my good priest ?" After much hesitation, the

Thomas Basin, Bishop of Lisieux during the English occupation of Normandy, had lunch in a small camp with English soldiers.

According to his chronicle, one of the English soldiers asked him, "How can we rid Normandy of these brigands my good priest ?"

After much hesitation, the
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The emperor 𝐀𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧’s military greatness earned him the title Restorer of the World! > Born just before the crisis of the third century when large parts of the empire in the west and east broke away. > Such a gifted cavalry commander that he earned a place in the

The emperor 𝐀𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧’s military greatness earned him the title Restorer of the World!

&gt; Born just before the crisis of the third century when large parts of the empire in the west and east broke away.

&gt; Such a gifted cavalry commander that he earned a place in the
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The Heirs of Agincourt This concept emerged in 2015 for the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, used by the French historian Valérie Toureille. The term "heirs of Agincourt" refers to the generation in France who experienced the trauma of the battle, whether they

The Heirs of Agincourt

This concept emerged in 2015 for the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, used by the French historian Valérie Toureille.

The term "heirs of Agincourt" refers to the generation in France who experienced the trauma of the battle, whether they