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Ever wonder what it was like to be a medieval soldier?
Well now you can find out! Experience history coming to life around you in the Higgins Armory Great Hall; meet and chat with live medieval soldiers; train with your friends and family in a real pike formation. Meet the soldiers who eventually replaced and defeated the noble knight.

It is the year 1486.
I take it that you want to join a medieval army. I mean, we've all heard stories about the knights, right? King Arthur, Lancelot, the Templars, all heroic and romantic figures. But people like you and me can't be knights - that process is reserved for nobles, and the training takes years. But at this point in time, knights no longer own the battlefield. It is at this time that they are being supplanted by people like you and me - the foot soldier. Today, we will be training you in the forms of the pike men, one of the most common unit of the medieval military.

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Warfare in the Late Middle Ages

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Presentation Dates

Date Time(s) Presenters
2/18/10 10:00 AM
2:00 PM
Kevin McManus, Jotham Kildea, Matthew Sonntag
2/5/10 2:30 PM
4:00 PM
Huan Lai, Kevin McManus
2/18/10 10:00 AM Jotham Kildea, Matthew Sonntag