@prefix ns1: <https://martial.is/entity/> .
@prefix ns2: <https://w3id.org/martialis/ontology#> .
@prefix ns3: <https://martial.is/entity/01M5JTMYPEJCNM816X0EQ4ZH2D/hasSite/> .
@prefix schema: <https://schema.org/> .
@prefix ns4: <https://martial.is/entity/01M5JTMYPEJCNM816X0EQ4ZH2D/hasSite/0/> .
@prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> .
@prefix ns5: <https://martial.is/entity/01M5JTMYPEJCNM816X0EQ4ZH2D/hasEvidence/> .
@prefix ns6: <https://w3id.org/martialis/vocab/information-type/> .
@prefix ns7: <https://w3id.org/martialis/vocab/evidence-type/> .
@prefix ns8: <https://martial.is/entity/01M5JTMYPEJCNM816X0EQ4ZH2D/> .
@prefix ns9: <https://martial.is/entity/01M5JTMYPEJCNM816X0EQ4ZH2D/foundedEvent/hasEvidence/> .
@prefix ns10: <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#> .

ns1:01M5JTMYPEJCNM816X0EQ4ZH2D a ns2:Organization ;
    schema:alternateName "Corporation of the Masters of Defence"@en, "Corporation of Maisters of the Noble Science of Defence"@en ;
    schema: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."@en ;
    schema:keywords "fencing", "english-swordsmanship", "guild" ;
    schema:name "London Masters of Defence"@en ;
    ns2:foundedEvent ns8:foundedEvent ;
    ns2:hasEvidence ns5:0 ;
    ns2:hasSite ns3:0 ;
    ns2:orgType <https://w3id.org/martialis/vocab/org-classification/other> .
ns3:0 a ns2:Site ;
    schema:location ns4:location .
ns4:location a ns2:GeoRef ;
    schema:addressCountry <http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/country/GBR> ;
    schema:name "London" ;
    schema:sameAs <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q84> .
ns5:0 a ns2:SourceAssertionRelation ;
    ns2:basedOnSource ns1:01M5JTMYPEE387A20Z62BP0YVM ;
    ns2:evidenceType ns7:direct ;
    ns2:informationType ns6:secondary ;
    ns2:quotation "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" ;
    ns2:supports true .
ns8:foundedEvent a ns2:FoundingEvent ;
    ns10:wasDerivedFrom ns1:01M5JTMYPE51WTDV1JJZE73DNZ, ns1:01M5G930MN1VM84DEZNGEZP48E ;
    schema:startDate "../1540" ;
    ns2:hasEvidence ns9:1, ns9:0 ;
    ns2:latestYear "1540"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#integer> .
ns9:1 a ns2:SourceAssertionRelation ;
    ns2:basedOnSource ns1:01M5JTMYPE51WTDV1JJZE73DNZ ;
    ns2:evidenceType ns7:direct ;
    ns2:informationType ns6:secondary ;
    ns2:quotation "Prior to the year 1540, Henry VIII of England, established the Corporation of the Masters of Defence." ;
    ns2:supports true .
ns9:0 a ns2:SourceAssertionRelation ;
    ns2:basedOnSource ns1:01M5G930MN1VM84DEZNGEZP48E ;
    ns2:evidenceType ns7:direct ;
    ns2:informationType ns6:secondary ;
    ns2:quotation "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" ;
    ns2:sourceLocation "254" ;
    ns2:sourceLocatorLabel "page" ;
    ns2:supports true .