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Renaissance Martial Arts Literature (2183 words) |
 | Its watercolor pages feature a series of images of a monk and his partner performing various attacks and counter attacks and has recently come to be more appreciated as a source for study of historical European martial arts. |
| There is also an anonymous 15th century work on the use of the medieval pole-axe, Le Jeu de la Hache. |
| It was to become one of two major Spanish fencing manuals that formed the heart of the Spanish school for later centuries. |
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Encyclopedia: Muscovy (9944 words) |
| In the 15th century, the grand princes of Muscovy began gathering Russian lands to increase the population and wealth under their rule. |
| By the 15th century, the rulers of Muscovy considered the entire Russian territory their collective property. |
| In the preceding century, the state had gradually curtailed peasants' rights to move from one landlord to another; the 1649 code officially attached peasants to their domicile. |
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