How the Iberian Peninsula was conquered by the Umayyad Caliphate and controlled for hundreds of years. Detailed explanation of this famous battle from the...
Cavalry (from French cavalerie, cf. cheval 'horse') or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. The Cavalry was historically the most mobile...
Ships were an important part of Viking society, not only as a means of transportation but also for the prestige that it conferred on her owner and skipper.
The "firearm" was invented in China in the 13th century for celebration or for signaling.
The Chinese used gunpowder in the following centuries without ever testing it on the battlefield.
Typography was invented twice: once in China and Korea and in medieval Europe. In China, printing was invented, according to some data (Julien, "Documents...
