stackyFACTSHistorians are notoriously terrible at counting. The massive dynastic slugfest between the kings of England and France over who had the right to wear a heavy metal hat actually spanned a grueling 116 years, but apparently 'The One Hundred and Sixteen Years War' just didn't have the same punchy marketing ring to it.
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French cavalry completely captured a Dutch naval fleet in 1795 by charging at the warships on horseback across the frozen Zuiderzee. The winter was so…
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When European monarchs temporarily ran out of reasons to murder each other, they casually banded together under the banner of massive religious defense. These…
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Rival northern Italian city-states Bologna and Modena fought the Battle of Zappolino in 1325, which famously resulted in the Modenese stealing a simple wooden…
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Long before they were known for neutral banking and chocolate, the Swiss exported heavily armored men swinging giant polearms. Swiss mercenary companies were…
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Nothing helps you accept a brand new civil legal system quite like an invading army burning down your town. As French forces relentlessly marched across…
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Forget the majestic, heavy broadswords seen in epic cinema. Swords were obscenely expensive and prone to breaking. Most Norse raiders wielded cheap, highly…
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