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[...]
"Daily Life in Elizabethan England: Second Edition" offers a fresh look at Elizabethan life from the perspective of the people who actually lived it. With an abundance of updates based on the most current research, this second edition provides an engaging--and sometimes surprising--picture of what i[...]
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[...]