middle ages - What was the Hospitaller gonfalon like in the 12th and . . . This is the famous gonfalon baucent, or the piebald standard We know about this standard from the Rule of the Templars We know about this standard from the Rule of the Templars The Hospitaller standard was a white cross on a red field, and the standard of the Teutonic knights was a black cross on a white field
Why was Ormond Castle in Scotland so called? Ormond Castle was named after the hill it stood on, Ormond Hill It is now impossible to trace how the name came about, but the Scottish antiquarian John Pinkerton says it was apparently an ancient moot-hill
What was the fighting style and equipment of 13th century Eastern . . . Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers
british empire - What is the history behind the stripes on the East . . . From as far as I can read, I don't think there is any significance to the number of stripes on the East India Company (EIC) flag - as Wikipedia shows, the flag has had different numbers of stripes at times (between 9 and 15)
When did the Knights Templar dissolve and why? One of the books piled up at some of the bookstore chains is titled 'The Knights Templar' A point made in the book is that between the formation of the Knights and their dissolution there was a cultural shift in Europe toward a more secular outlook