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Emperor’s Gambit? On the Role of Urban Culture and Fencing Fraternities in the Military Reform of Maximilian I Habsburg
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022)
This paper aims to trace potential links between the military reform undertaken by
King Maximilian I Habsburg, initiated by forming the first Landsknecht regiments in 1486, and
the privilege issued in 1487 by his father, ...
Terebovlia as the Location for the Polish Troops’ Stay in 1557 and 1558
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022)
In 1557 and 1558, Terebovlia was the place of the stay of the Polish army, whose
task was to defend the Ruthenian lands of the Kingdom of Poland against the Tatar invasions.
Surviving written records contain information ...
Excavations from Medieval City of Caransebeș
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022)
Systematic archaeological research in the fortified medieval city of Caransebeș/
Sebeș began in 2017. The fortified medieval city, attested for the first time in historical records in
1290 during the reign of Ladislaus ...
The Fight for Nocera. Conspiracy and Vendett Against the Trinci Brothers in Croniche di Lucca
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022)
Giovanni Sercambi (1348–1424) wrote on several acts of violence in his main work,
entitled Croniche di Lucca. On the pages of his chronicle we can often read about vendettas,
factional fights and the guilty of traitors. ...
Qana – a Town of two Tragedies
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022)
Qana is a town located in the south of Lebanon, 14 km from Tyre, inhabited mostly
by Shiʽite Muslims and a small number of Christians. According to the research of Lebanese
historian Dr. Youssef El Hourany, Qana is known ...
Cities and Warfare in the Angevin Era (1301–1387) in Hungary
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022)
The period between 1301–1387 is known in Hungarian history as the age of the Angevin
dynasty. The first part of this era can characterised by internal wars between royal power
and feudal lords as a result of which King ...
Hungarian Towns Against the Ottoman Advance in the Middle Ages: the Cases of Pécs, Szeged and Temesvár
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022)
The study aims to demonstrate the geographical, legal and political status of three
southern Hungarian towns and the role that these towns played in the wars against the Ottomans
from the late 14th to the early 16th ...
Arms and Armour of Kraków Guilds in Light of the 1683 Register
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022)
The question of the armament of city arsenals in early modern Poland has so far
been overlooked by researchers. The issues of defence architecture, sieges, and occupation
have been discussed much more often. Meanwhile, ...
How Matthias Corvinus’ Bombards Captured Głogów in 1488
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022)
Sieges in the Middle Ages were always a difficult logistical undertaking. The most
serious problems were faced during sieges of such places as fortified towns or especially large
castles. In such cases, a basic difficulty ...
Automotive Services in “Festung Krakau” During World War I
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022)
Since antiquity, the army has been the driving force behind technological development,
including the development of motorisation. While the first mechanical vehicle was
constructed in 1769, the turning point in motorisation ...