Before the medieval joust came the melee, a brutal free-for-all involving not two but hundreds of combatants. Dr Saul David explores this vicious sport and investigates the story of the hero of the melee – Sir William the Marshall.
Before the medieval joust came the melee, a brutal free-for-all involving not two but hundreds of combatants. Dr Saul David explores this vicious sport and investigates the story of the hero of the melee – Sir William the Marshall.
