During the Dark Ages, torture was used in most cases to punish the guilty. Whether it was traitors, spies or thieves, torture was the most common method of punishment. Serious criminals were sentenced to death, preceded by a particularly painful foreplay...
How did the different parts of the knight's armour evolve? How much did the armour cost? How much weight can a warhorse carry? And other interesting facts...
Hussite military tactics marked a special epoch in the history of military. The superiority of the Hussite armies was due, among other things, to their high military morale, for they were all convinced that they were fighting for the right cause.
Seals have been found in the Czech territory since the end of the 11th century, probably since the beginning of the 12th century. The question is whether the term "verisimila argumenta" for St. Vojtěch, the second archbishop of Prague (982-994), can be interpreted as a seal; it is an exception that had no immediate continuity.
