middle ages - What was the Hospitaller gonfalon like in the 12th …
2018年3月20日 · This is the famous gonfalon baucent, or the piebald standard. We know about this standard from the Rule of the Templars. We know about this standard from the Rule of the …
middle ages - How accepted were public displays of affection in ...
2019年2月4日 · Let us be more considerate: in spite of the broadness of the question, we can say general things that e.g kissing (as lovers) was definitely considered a private activity, not …
What does the following picture represent in historical context?
2017年5月30日 · The original painting is apparently depicting the fall of Constantinople in the 4th crusade in 1204 AD. I'm pretty certain that this is what the meme image is using it for (haven't …
british empire - What is the history behind the stripes on the East ...
2019年10月14日 · From as far as I can read, I don't think there is any significance to the number of stripes on the East India Company (EIC) flag - as Wikipedia shows, the flag has had …
What was the fighting style and equipment of 13th century …
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Flag of Paris: Why blue and red? - History Stack Exchange
2015年1月29日 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …
When did the Knights Templar dissolve and why?
2020年4月25日 · One of the books piled up at some of the bookstore chains is titled 'The Knights Templar'. A point made in the book is that between the formation of the Knights and their …
Where did the Crusaders go after 1291? - History Stack Exchange
2020年4月26日 · Quoted from "The Civilization of the Middle Ages" by Norman F. Cantor: "Indeed, Acre never fell to the Moslems. In 1291 the French knights who garrisoned it decided …
What kind of education would a 12th/13th century English knight …
2017年12月10日 · First, let's remember that a knight is not just an armoured soldier on horseback; he is a knight precisely because of being in receipt of a knight's fee under knight-Service, with …
Are the Swiss flag and the flag/coat of arms of Piedmont related?
2020年1月12日 · The Reichsfahne (Imperial flag) was a field ensign of the Holy Roman Empire, originally an equestrian flag or gonfalon. An early bearer was Werner I, count of Winterthur, …