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1) What is a genouillieres?2) If you were a gaukler what would you be?3) Why is the fleur-de-lis symbol significant? 4) What are decretals?5) What would you be doing if you were termed a cuckold?6) You'd get the point if you knew what a bodkin was.7) What is an arbalest?8) What is it to troth?9) What is a pretzel? OK, a gimme right? Now, why is it shaped the way it is?10) Would you eat a pedule or wear it? Let's see...scroll down for the answe...

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Battle of Blanchetaque 1346 - 100 Years WarA Feat of Arms A very notable feat of arms took place on the morning of August 24th, 1346, in the marshy estuary of the River Somme. The small and starving English army of Edward III was in desperate need to cross to the north side of the river as staying where they were on the south side kept them bottled up between the sea and the river. But that wasn't the worst of it, for there was also an enorm...