Company of Masters
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The Company of Maisters of the Science of Defence was an organisation formed in England during the reign of Henry VIII to regulate the teaching of the Arte of Defence or fencing, using a range of weapons, including the rapier, quarterstaff, and, most notably, the broadsword.
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This school of fencing persisted throughout the 16th century but declined after the end of the Tudor period.