Claim: Jousting was transformed into a specialized sport during the Late Middle Ages in 1625.
Evidence: It transformed into a specialised sport during the Late Middle Ages , and remained popular with the nobility in England and Wales and Germany throughout the whole of the 16th century -LRB- while in France , it was discontinued after the death of King Henry II in an accident in 1559 -RRB-.
The Late Middle Ages or Late Medieval Period was the period of European history generally comprising the 14th and 15th centuries -LRB- c. 1301 -- 1500 -RRB-.