The First Crusade was a Christian war campaign to conquer Palestine called by Pope Urban II in 1095.
Category: Military
The Knights Templar. The Second Crusade in the Middle Ages.
Foundation of the Order of the Temple — St. Bernard aids the Order—Constitution of the Order — St. Bernard’s account of the Templars — The Christian power in the East weakened — The Second Crusade — The siege of Damascus — Letter of a Knight Templar — Exploits of the Templars in Palestine
South African Zulu peoples, ethnic group of the Bantu.
Zulu peoples 19thc.. The Zulu are the largest ethnic group in South Africa.
Janissaries Ottoman Empire.
Janissaries Ottoman Empire. Turkish Elite Infantry.
German knight in armor. De arte athletica by Paul Hector Mair.
“The Knightly Arts”. De arte athletica by Paul Hector Mair.
German knights with full body armor riding to a tournament.
German knights with full body armor riding to a tournament. Renaissance period, 15th century.
Medieval tournament. Heavy cavalry 16th century.
Medieval tournament. Heavy cavalry 16th century. Knights riding to the tournament, 16th century. German Renaissance period.
Knights in armor riding to a tournament. 16th c.
Knights in armor riding to a tournament. Renaissance period 16th century Men-at-arms with lances, fully armored heavy cavalryman.
Knights in armor jousting. 16th century combat.
Knights in armor jousting. 16th century combat. German Renaissance period.
Bucovina folk dresses. Traditional folk costumes from Ukrajna.
Bucovina folk dresses. Traditional folk costumes and military uniforms from Ukrajna. The peoples of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Published by Johann Nepomuk Vernay, Austria, 1896. Traditional ethnic costumes from Galicia