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16th Century/Early Modern/Feature

Niccolò Machiavelli: the father of Renaissance warfare

June 21, 2017March 11, 2021
9 mins read

Iain King examines the relationship between war and thought in the writings of Niccolò Machiavelli. “Men rise from one ambition to another;

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Renaissance galleys

March 18, 2016March 11, 2021
2 mins read

The galleys were the most effective vessel in Mediterranean naval warfare during the 16th century. This was the Indian summer of an

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16th Century/Early Modern/Feature

CROSS SECTION – Inside a 16th-century galleon

June 18, 2013February 9, 2017
1 min read

In 1588, the bulk of the English fleet comprised 500-tonne race-built galleons designed primarily as floating gun-platforms. This detailed diagram of the

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Opinion – Battlefields of neglect

June 15, 2012March 11, 2021
5 mins read

Neil Faulkner rails against the neglect of historic battlefields and a warped view of British history. Visit the battlefield of Evesham and

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16th Century/Early Modern

Flodden Field and the Campaign of 1513

November 12, 2010September 9, 2019
10 mins read

John Sadler takes us on a tour around Flodden Field, and explains how the terrain played such a major part in the

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