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Wenceslaus I at Tournament
A 15th century CE depiction from the Gelhausenův Codex of Wenceslaus I, king of Bohemia (r. 1230-1253 CE), in full tournament armour.
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Jan Žižka's Army
Jan Žižka leading his army, illustration from the Jena codex, c. 1490-1510.
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Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI
A medieval manuscript illustration depicting the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI (r. 1191-1197 CE). (Codex Manesse, 1305-1315 CE)
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Hussite Wars
Hussite Wars, illustration on folio 56a of the Jena codex, c. 1500.
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King Solomon and the Hoopoe
Collection of poems (divan), King Solomon and the hoopoe who brought news from Queen Sheba, Walters Manuscript W.636, fol. 84a An illustrated copy of the collection of poems (Dīvān) by Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiz al-Shīrāzī who flourished...
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Paulus Orosius
An engraving from the St. Epure codex depicting Paulus Orosius (commonly known simply as 'Orosius') who lived in the 5th century CE and was a Christian theologian and historian of note.
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Courtly Love in the High Middle Ages
Courtly Love is a literary genre of poetry that began in the south of France in the 12th century during the period known as the High Middle Ages. In this new genre of poetry, motifs were established that are still commonly used today in the...
