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When Henry the Young King attacked his brother Richard in 1183, he had the support of a lord of Hautefort. Hautefort was surrounded by pro...

Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine were married in 1152 and had a son in 1153, but William died in 1156 at the age of two. On 28...

The Joust was a specific kind of tournament , and was one of the few types of military contests that had to be on horseback and involved on...

The Medieval and Renaissance tournament, was a mock battle that had several styles and purposes. The word comes from an English word meaning...