Tournaments & Rebellion in Historical Fiction
Gone Medieval
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The Unpopularity of Tournaments in the Church
A lot of people benefited from tournaments. There was a whole kind of service industry if you like that grew up around them because these people were touring all around the continent. But yeah, I mean, they were very unpopular in certain circles. They were unpopular with monarchs at various times. Sometimes tournament musters were used as pretext to gather a rebel army. This happened in England. Henry III was very opposed to tournaments, both for religious and for political reasons.
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