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Joan of Arc is considered a saint in the Catholic Church now.

But she was only canonized as a saint in 1920 due to specific political interests at the time.

In the middle ages she was just one of many folk saints and there were no attempts to formally canonize her.

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Teutonic Knights are known as fierce crusaders who fought against the pagans in the Baltics.

But in 1312 they were under a serious investigation by the Pope for allegedly practicing paganism themselves!

How did this happen and was there some truth to it?

Let's explore!

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Did you know? In 1064 Normans had to abandon their camp during a campaign in Sicily because of tarantula spiders. Goffredo Malaterra talks about this in his chronicle of Norman deeds and describes these spiders as "creatures abhorrent to men as well as to women"!

The medieval Titanic! The sinking of the White Ship in 1120. This tragic event had significant consequences for English history and for history of Europe as a whole. But what caused this ship manned by experienced sailors to sink? Let's explore this event!

"Desperta ferro" is of course the ancient war cry of medieval Aragonese almogavar warriors. It means "awake iron"! While they shouted this they hit their spears against stones and struck sparks, "so that it seemed as if all the world were ablaze." https://t.co/2K5HCYMnea

The Spanish besieged Rocroi but were not able to take it quickly enough because of the lack of necessary equipment. Meanwhile the French assembled a large army led by 21 years old Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Enghien. Unlike de Melo, he would prove to be a very capable commander!

Monastic military orders were powerful! Here is a collection of the maps of the commanderies and extent of the three most famous orders around year 1300: Templars, Hospitallers and Teutonic Order!

Look at this depiction of the powerful warrior bishop of Arezzo Guglielmino degli Ubertini. The crest on his helm is fashioned as a bishop’s mitre and he is wielding a mace! Why did the clerics who fought in wars prefer this ancient primitive yet deadly weapon? I explain (thread)

The Duchy of Brabant had low key one of the coolest banners in European history. Really love this color combination.

The story of the Spanish Empire began with Pelagius and his small band of warriors hiding on a remote rocky hill, planing to light the flame of reconquest of Spain.

Moors mocked them, "Thirty infidels what could possibly come from them?"

This is what ultimately came from them: