Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris, c.1240–5

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Illustrations of military interest from
Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris, England, c.1240–5

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Matthaei Paris Chronica Maiora I
Combat between Canute the Dane and Edmund Ironside, 1016
A Templar Banner and Two Templars on a Horse
Martyrdom of St. Thomas of Canterbury, 1171
Saladin Capturing the True Cross at Hattin, 1187
Matthaei Paris Chronica Maiora II
Battle of Bouvines, 1214
Atrocities under King John, 1216
Louis of France Arriving in England
Siege of Lincoln Castle, 1217
Sea Battle off Sandwich
Battle of Damietta
Siege of Damietta
A Knight Spares His Father's Murderer, 1232
Battle between Richard, Earl Marshal, and Baldwin de Guisnes, 1233
Death of Richard, Earl Marshal, 1234
Defeat of the French at Gaza
Treaty between Nazir of Kerak and the Count of Brittany
Banners of the Hospitalers and Templars and the Oriflamme of France, 1241
Invasion of Tartars, 1241
Sea Battle between the Pisans and Genoese, 1241
Death of Gilbert, Earl Marshal, 1241
French Troops Dying of Plague, 1242
A Tartar Cannibal Feast, 1243
Battle between the Crusaders and Khorezmians, 1244 (La Forbie)
Death of Enguerrand III de Coucy, 1244
Death of Herbert FitzMatthew, 1245
Matthaei Paris Chronica Maiora III (Historia Anglorum)
Shields and banners
Man threshing corn
Templar knights

Standards of the Military Orders in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath - based on Chronica Maiora
The Royal Banner in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath.
The True Cross in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath - based on Chronica Maiora
Saracen Crossbowman in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath - based on Chronica Maiora
Ayyubid Heavy Cavalryman according to Matthew Paris by Ian Heath - based on Chronica Maiora
Frankish Horse in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath - based on Chronica Maiora

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Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris, England, c.1240–5

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