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King Charles III Rapier Letter Opener by Marto
Our King Charles III Rapier Letter Opener by Marto is a replica reproduction of a guard sword that belonged to King Charles III (Charles III of Bourbon, king of Naples from 1735 to 1759 and king of Spain from 1759 to 1788). Charles the Third (Carlos the Third) was a man of great dynamic spirit, and promoted cultural and economic growth.

Founder of the Royal Factory of Weapons of Toledo, he was a promoter of important architectural work. King Charles III contributed with soldiers and weapons to the independence of the United States of America. King Charles the Third is best known in Italy for granting independence to the south of the Peninsula after two centuries of Spanish and Austrian rule.

Available in Silver, Bronze and Gold Finish

  • Overall Length: 15 cms - 6 inches
  • Spanish Tizona Cup Hilt Rapier Letter Opener by Marto
    Our Spanish Tizona Cup Hilt Rapier Letter Opener by Marto is a reproduction replica of the very well known sword from the 16th century, valued in all of Europe, and used by the brave Captain of the Flanders Corps and the courageous Conquerors of America. Available in Silver, Bronze, and Gold.

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      Available in Silver, Bronze, and Gold
    • Overall Length: 15 cm - 6 inches
    German Officer Shoulder Boards/Maj.-Col./Panzer Grenadier/Lt. Green
    German Officer Shoulder Boards - Panzer Grenadier - Lt. Green - WWII Reproduction. These are high quality replicas of the officers slip on shoulder boards. Lt. Green piping for Panzer Grenadier officers. Rank is Major to Colonel. Other ranks can be made by adding rank pips as required (Major, Oberstleutnant, Oberst).

    Our German Officer Shoulder Boards are made from high quality subdued aluminum silver cords on wool backgrounds in the correct colors. Where appropriate they have genuine aluminum silver tresse.

    Features:
    * New Made German Shoulder Boards - Pair
    * From Quality Wool Backgrounds
    * Rank - Major - Colonel
    * Rank - Major, Oberstleutnant - Oberst
    * Branch - Army
    * Light Green Piping Panzer Grenadier
    Cathar Castles: Fortresses / Albigensian Crusade 27-978-1-84603-066-6
    In the early 12th century AD a large area of present-day France was not under the direct control of the French king. In fact, the French king's direct authority stretched little further than Paris and the area immediately around it, the Ile de France. Many of the other regions were semi-independent duchies and counties, controlled by, amongst others, the King of England and the Holy Roman Emperor. One such area free from direct French control was the Languedoc, the area stretching from the Massif Central south to the Pyrenees, and as far as the river Rhone to the east. This area was under the loose overlordship of the counts of Toulouse, and by the beginning of the 12th century the whole region had become the centre of an early form of Protestantism called Catharism that flourished to an extraordinary degree and threatened the rule of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Innocent III, alarmed at this heresy and the unwillingness of the southern nobility to do much to uproot it, launched a crusade in 1209 against European Christians. The crusading army, represented the established Church consisting predominatly of northern French knights. They saw this as an opportunity both to 'take the cross' and to obtain new lands and wealth for themselves more conveniently than crusading to the Holy land. This, the Albigensian Crusade, became a brutal struggle between the north and the south of France as much as between orthodox Roman Catholic and heretic Cathar.

    The inhabitants of the Languedoc had always relied for their safety upon a series of strongly fortified walled cities, such as Albi, Carcassonne, Béziers, Toulouse and a large number of fortified hill-top villages and castles which dotted the countryside. These so-called 'Cathar Castles' now became the last refuge against the invading crusaders and the conflict developed into a series of protracted and bloody sieges that lasted for over 30 years. The author describes these two very different types of fortification, the walled city and the hill-top castle. He explains why they were positioned where they were, how they were built, and the defensive principles behind their construction, and also reviews how well they withstood the test of the Albigensian Crusade.
    Crusader Castles Cyprus, Greece|Aegean 1191-1571 27-978-1-84176-976-9
    Crusader castles and other fortifications in Cyprus, the south-western coast of Turkey, and Greece are among the best examples of late medieval military architecture to be seen in Europe. These important fortifications, erected by the Hospitallers during the 15th century to face the growing Ottoman Turkish threat, vary considerably from those in the Middle East. Despite there being many visible remains of fortifications in Cyprus, Greece, and the Aegean, few studies exist of these areas compared to the fortifications of the Holy Land.

    Providing numerous architectural plans, maps, and color illustrations, this book seeks to redress this imbalance and complement the previous bestselling treatments of Crusader fortifications in the Fortress series.
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