middle ages - How did Europeans first acquire gunpowder?
After the Mongols conquered China and founded the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), they used the Chinese gunpowder-based weapons technology in their invasion of Japan and Korea, and …
How severe were the casualties in ancient/medieval battles?
There are mostly 3 different medieval eras; early, high, and late middle ages. In Medieval Warfare: A History there is a chapter that talks about it. In the early and partly high middle …
middle ages - What was the range of medieval bombards?
But I can't find any information about their range or how much gunpowder they required. I presume the powder was less efficient than the corned gunpowder used in the age of sail, so …
Where was gunpowder invented/ discovered? - History Stack …
The use of Gunpowder in matchlocks proliferated in the middle ages. Ancient Indians used Saltpetre (Agnichurna) in mining and warfare. It was already mentioned by Kautilya in …
middle ages - What caused the turning point in Hundred Years' …
2016年6月20日 · In the Middle Ages, when people set much store by such things this was a strong claim to attention and authority. If modern terms are really necessary, you may say she …
middle ages - At what point did noblemen stop being the …
2016年5月24日 · @MarkC.Wallace: "The invention of crossbow and blackpowder put an end to the knight" is common, but falls short of the truth -- it dit put an end to the plate-armored guy …
military - Why did only the English adopt, evolve and use the …
2017年3月2日 · Also worth noting that the Monarchy was a lot more powerful in England in the Middle Ages than the equivalent institutions in Europe. While the English king could make and …
middle ages - What were the reasons for the Renaissance / …
2016年8月29日 · "The Dark Ages" began almost immediately after the collapse of the (Western) Roman Empire in 476 AD/CE and lasted until 1050 AD/CE. Beginning in 1050, much of …
middle ages - Medieval Scottish clan society and legal structure ...
The era that interests me is from the middle of the high middle ages (circa 1200) towards the end of the late middle ages (1400) but for sure before gunpowder changed the way war was …
Is there any evidence of armies enrolling women in fighting roles …
2018年6月24日 · To answer this question in the affirmative, it will be necessary to satisfy the criteria specified by these key phrases: That evidence exists that armies enrolled women, in …