Description
The London guild of fencing teachers (masters and provosts), given a letter of
corporation by Henry VIII in 1540. Its members were mostly tradesmen and taught
the traditional English weapons; the gentleman George Silver stood outside it.
Also known as
Corporation of the Masters of Defence · Corporation of Maisters of the Noble
Science of Defence
Founded
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“Although Henry VIII of England (1491–1547) legitimized the London Masters of
Defence by issuing them a letter of corporation in 1540, the role of “fencing
master” remained a decidedly lower-class profession in England throughout the
Renaissance”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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“Prior to the year 1540, Henry VIII of England, established the Corporation of
the Masters of Defence.”
— Masters of Defence - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia
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fencing · guild · english-swordsmanship
Sources
“Silver's martial lineage is unknown, but as a member of the gentry he was
not affiliated with the lower class London Masters of Defence”
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). London Masters of Defence. In Martialis:
Martial Arts Lineage Database.
https://martial.is/entity/01M5JTMYPEJCNM816X0EQ4ZH2D - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed
ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5JTMYPEJCNM816X0EQ4ZH2D, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {London Masters of Defence}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JTMYPEJCNM816X0EQ4ZH2D}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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