The medieval English longbow first came to prominence during the Hundred Years War. In 1346, English forces used it to devastating effect to cut down a superior French army. (02:13) Explore ...

Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen Photograph by White Images/Scala, Florence Joan’s story has deep roots in the medieval struggle over control of France. Since the invasion of England by the French ...

One thinks of Ozymandias, King of Kings, in Shelley’s poem, whose “colossal” works have vanished, replaced by “lone and level ...

Alongside the starving inhabitants, their European uniforms inadequate to the December cold, the British military looked more like medieval peasants ... than the French army had.

The treaty made no immediate military difference, but recruiting the French as allies made ... in economic importance in medieval Britain, was sacked. Edward's army quickly stormed its wooden ...

Ben's mother, described as "cultured, unassuming and strikingly beautiful," born in Fort Smith and educated at Hollins College in Virginia, was the daughter of a prosperous merchant and granddaughter ...

Soon, Silver joined an army of skilled craftsmen from around the world and went to the building’s aid. Now Paris’ soaring medieval landmark is ready to serve as a symbol of the French capital.

While the three women who are portrayed in these enormous works of art are considered brave warriors, their triumphs are more ...

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the ... Washington became commander of the Virginia Regiment in the French and Indian War, and famously declared that when he ...

The relatively idle quality of summer opens up the chance to read something just for fun, or it provides a needed stretch of ...

The European Medieval period has always been an era of ... or build up your own army to lay claim to areas surrounding your fiefdom. Naturally you can do both of these things, but Manor Lords ...

The new emperor’s policies ran up against an army accustomed to attacking and ... certain modern installations more than thick-walled medieval fortresses: “Look at what Israel’s building ...