PHOTO ROIS D'AFRIQUE, LOUVRE
Assyrian king Sennacherib, toward 700 BC
Emperor Shomo, Japan, 13th century
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Suddenly in 16th-century Europe, kings are shown fighting on horseback:
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| Tapestry (detail), Renaissance Museum King David, Brussels, about 1520 |
He is not dressed for combat. Vassals surround him so he cannot fight, as in parts of the African savannah. Yet he's on horseback.
The change implies more active kings:
To be continued.
To be continued.
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Commercial peoples' subordination
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