Visitors at Bodiam Castle in England were watching a historical battle demonstration between two male reenactors on June 29 ...

Broken down this was probably around 2,700 men-at-arms (knights, esquires and their like), 2,300 light spearmen from Wales, and maybe as many as 7,000 of Edward’s secret weapon… the longbowmen ...

One knight who was well known in both France and England was William Marshal (circa 1146- 1219). He served as royal adviser to four English kings: Henry II, Richard I (popularly known as the ...

Visitors to Canterbury Cathedral can view the effigy of a 14th-century knight in full armor laid out on top of a marble tomb. It's the tomb of Edward of Woodstock, colloquially known as the Black ...

You could do handstands in that steel carapace, he says, and the stories of knights bogging down in their armor are exaggerated. For those who couldn't afford steel armor, there were 30-layer ...

The legendary knights of yesteryear, mounted on mighty steeds and clad in full suits of heavy armor, have descended to a new low.No longer needed for castle sieges, and with a skill set that was ...