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Painting of, In the summer of 1521 the culminating battles in the seesaw siege of Tenochtitlán (present-day Mexico City) pitted Cortés’ Spaniards and a host of Indian allies against the once dominant Aztecs.

The Old World Soldier Who Conquered the New

by John Walker1/12/202411/8/2023

In 1519 Hernán Cortés set out to invade the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán, his boldness earning Spain a foothold in the Americas.

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This Ornery Knight Inspired Shakespeare’s Falstaff

by Jon Guttman12/28/202312/28/2023

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This Primitive Rifle Won the Southwest for Spain

by Louis A. Garavaglia12/1/202312/1/2023

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Did Scottish Warriors Invent The Man Bag?

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher10/9/202310/9/2023

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Top 10 Commanders Who Became Unlikely Stars of Military History

by Jon Guttman10/2/202310/2/2023

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Did the Medieval Flail Actually Exist?

by Chris McNab9/21/20239/21/2023

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An Inside Look at Medieval Horse Armor

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher7/12/20237/12/2023

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This Japanese Fire Arrow Was a Deadly Game Changer for Pirates and Samurai Alike

by Jon Guttman4/3/20234/3/2023

Fighting Over Lobsters, Pigs, and Kettles: Here Are the Top 10 Bloodless Wars in Human History

by Jon Guttman and Alex Griffith3/20/20233/20/2023

One Family, 10 Sieges: How Spain’s Guzman Family Spent Centuries Battling For Gibraltar

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher2/6/20235/22/2023