-
Recent Posts
Categories
Tag Archives: swords
Intact Spanish Shipwreck with 17th Century Swords Found
My personal interests for all things anthropological & archaeological may be showing, but I think this is a story to watch for anyone interested in historic swords, even though it predates our main focus on the Classical Period. Archaeologists searching … Continue reading
Posted in History, News
Tagged Americas, Henry Morgan, New World, Panama, Pirates, Privateer, shipwreck, Spanish, Spanish Main, sword, swords
2 Comments
The Princess and the Eye Patch
Doña Ana de Mendoza, the Princess of Éboli, is a woman full of historic intrigue and mystery. Fascination of her is fueled not only by her legendary beauty, courtly manipulations, and murderous plot, but also the mystery surrounding an alleged … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, History
Tagged 16th Century, accident, Doña Ana de Mendoza, escrime, esgrima, eye patch, fencing, history, injury, Philip II, politics, Princess of Éboli, scherma, Social History, Spain, sword, swords, Women's History Month
1 Comment
Columbia Classical Fencing, LLC 