Stuart England was a society undergoing rapid transformation, as living standards rose, and a growing proportion of the population was living in urban areas. It was also a time of war, revolution, plague and religious conflict. The age is remembered for notable figures such as Oliver Cromwell, Isaac[...]

Completed in 1482, Johannes Leckuchner's Art of Combat with the "Langes Messer" (Messerfechtkunst) is among the most important documents on the combat arts of the Middle Ages. The Messer was a single-edged, one-handed utility sword peculiar to central Europe, but Leckuchner's techniques apply to cut[...]