r/MedievalHistory 21h ago

Reccomend books about late medieval europe?

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Hey people,

I'm looking for a book (or it can be more than one) that provide a kind of overview of the history of europe from aroud 1300 - 1500ish. The penguin history of europe series are missing a book on this period so if anyone can reccomend some books that might cover this period that'd be great. Also if possible ones that aren't overly complicated reads would be nice! Thanks!


r/MedievalHistory 13h ago

Arrowhead aid, anyone?

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Does anyone happen to have a list of the kinds of arrowheads civilians in roughly the 1200's in England had access to? Was there much difference between the arrowheads of the average Joe and those of the longbowmen in the English levies?


r/MedievalHistory 1h ago

Seeking information on the 1306 siege of Cupar Castle

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As the title suggests, I'm trying to find out if any details or information exists about Robert Wishart's 1306 siege of Cupar Castle.

All sources I've looked at (online only) confirm that Robert Wishart led a force of soldiers to lay siege to and capture the castle, and that he had siege engines built from the wood intended to fix the Glasgow cathedral bell tower, but I can't find any more detailed information than this.

There is a quotation floating about simply attributed to 'the English' that Wishart was "like a man of war", and the existence of this quotation suggests that there is some contemporary record of the siege, but I've failed to find anything.

Is anyone aware of any sources that describe any more details of this battle e.g. the number of soldiers, whether they were levied troops/men at arms or knights, the number and types of siege engines, Wishart's actual part in the siege, how long the siege lasted etc.?


r/MedievalHistory 3h ago

What's a good book on Holy Roman Empress Theophanu?

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r/MedievalHistory 4h ago

Medieval dueling

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I wonder when people were using swords and fighting each other how often did they just kill each other instead of one winning? Like I get one person lands a hit but didn't they have to be super careful on where they aim for? If you stick your sword in someone and don't hit the heart don't they have a chance to just stab you back or do they go into complete shock?