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London Masters of Defence

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calendar_month../1540
location_onLondon United Kingdom

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 info
“Prior to the year 1540, Henry VIII of England, established the Corporation of the Masters of Defence.”
— Masters of Defence - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

Locations (1)

  • location_onLondon United Kingdom
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Tags

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”
— George Silver - Wiktenauer. Wiktenauerlink history info

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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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