October 25, 2018

Drawings from the 16th-century Florentine Codex depicting Aztec warriors. The weapons they are brandishing are macuahuitls, wooden swords that were embedded with obsidian glass that was often as sharp as a modern-day, high-quality steel razor blade.

Source: wikipedia.org

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Recruiting Sergeants at Westminster

September 11, 2018

This picture, entitled "Recruiting Sergeants at Westminster", was taken by John Thomson and published in an 1877 book called 'Street Life in London'.

Source: Museum of London

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Bronze Age Swords from Scotland

September 11, 2018

Bronze Age swords found in Scotland and housed in the Museum of Scotland.

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Evolution of Roman Armour

September 5, 2018

An illustration of the evolution of roman armour, from the third century BCE to the fifth century CE.

Image Source: quora.com

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The Battle of Grunwald

September 3, 2018

The Battle of Grunwald, fought between Poland-Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights in 1410.

Source: wikipedia.org

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The Battle of Arsuf.

September 3, 2018

Richard the Lionheart at the Battle of Arsuf (1191) during the Third Crusade where he defeated Saladin. Painting by Gustave Doré (19th century).

Source: Battle of Arsuf

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Scalped Hunter

July 28, 2018

The scalped corpse of a buffalo hunter found after an encounter with warriors of the Cheyennes Tribe near Fort Dodge, Kansas - 1868.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

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