Medieval Soldier

Author : Andrew Boardman
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781803991429

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The Medieval Soldier in the Wars of the Roses by Andrew Boardman Pdf

'An essential part of the library for anyone interested in the great political and military upheavals in the 15th century.' – Graeme Rimer, Retired Former Academic Director of the Royal Armouries 'A creditable effort to examine a neglected aspect of medieval warfare.' – Jim Bradbury, Cambridge University Press 'Everything you need to know about being a soldier in the Wars of the Roses.' – The Mail Bookshop What was it like to fight in a Wars of the Roses battle? What kind of men fought at St Albans, Northampton, Wakefield, Towton, Tewkesbury and Bosworth? How was the medieval soldier recruited, paid, equipped, fed and billeted? And how was a battle contested once both sides resorted to all-out conflict? First published in 1998, this classic study of the medieval soldier in the Wars of the Roses examines these and other questions using various documentary sources and recent evidence. Eyewitness accounts, contemporary chronicles, personal letters, civic records, archaeology and surviving military equipment are used to paint a fascinating picture of the medieval soldier. Evidence gleaned from the mass war grave found close to the battlefield of Towton in North Yorkshire sheds new light on those that lived and died in the civil wars. But what do we know about the psychology of those involved? And how did soldiers feel about killing their fellow Englishmen? Andrew Boardman explores the grim reality of medieval soldiering on land and sea during this crucial period of aristocratic violence and dynastic upheaval. He makes us question the current historical record, such as it is, and our perceptions of chivalry and warfare in Lancastrian and Yorkist England. The text is supported by many contemporary illustrations, diagrams and maps, making this updated work an indispensable guide to medieval soldiering in the late fifteenth century.

Author : Vesey Norman
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783031368

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The Medieval Soldier by Vesey Norman Pdf

The author outlines the development of the undisciplined barbarian war bands of the Dark Ages into the feudal armies of the early Middle Ages. It deals with the arms and equipments of the soldier, not only from surviving specimens but also from descriptions in contemporary medieval documents. Vesey Norman covers the slow development of tactics and the transition of the warrior from a personal follower of a war leader to the knight who served his feudal overlord as a heavily armored cavalryman in return for land. He details the attitude of the Church to warfare, the rise of chivalry and the development of the knights of the military orders, the Templars, the Hospitallers and the Teutonic Knights. He answers such questions as what classes of men made up the army, who commanded them, and how they were equipped, paid and organized. Since armies frequently has to be transported by water, a brief description of contemporary ships in included.

Author : A. Vesey B. Norman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Armor
ISBN : 1566193818

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The Medieval Soldier by A. Vesey B. Norman Pdf

Depicts the life of ther medieval warrior, his training, his weapons and equipment, and his rights and obligations under the feudal sdystem.

Author : John D. Hosler
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004157248

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Henry II by John D. Hosler Pdf

Intended as a military biography, this book studies the scope of Henry Plantagenet's warfare during his tenure as count of Anjou, duke of Normandy, and king of England. Relying heavily upon medieval documents, it analyzes his generalship and reexamines his place amongst the important military commanders in English history.

Author : Clifford J. Rogers
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313042010

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Soldiers' Lives through History - The Middle Ages by Clifford J. Rogers Pdf

The most dangerous arms in the world are those of horse and lance, because there is no means of stopping them, wrote a 15th-century commander, Jean de Bueil. From the fall of the Roman Empire to the end of the 15th century, the men (and a few women in disguise) who reported for military service or who led other men, scouted and skirmished, plundered and burned. If they did not slaughter the peasants they met, they took them prisoner to be sold as slaves or ransomed at heavy cost. It was a brutal time. Rogers illuminates the history of medieval soldiers in wartime and in peacetime, describing the lives of those who attacked, and those who defended, the fortified castles, towns, and lands of Europe and beyond in the Middle Age.

Author : Clifford J. Rogers
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131653565

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Soldiers' Lives Through History - The Middle Ages by Clifford J. Rogers Pdf

Part of the 'Soldiers' Lives Through History' series, this book vividly brings to life the soldier in the Middle Ages, from Scotland to Portugal, and the Mediterranean to the Baltic. All aspects of soldiers' lifes, including weaponry, clothing, medicine, transport, and more, are examined.

Author : Adrian R. Bell,Anne Curry,Andy King,David Simpkin
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191502217

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The Soldier in Later Medieval England by Adrian R. Bell,Anne Curry,Andy King,David Simpkin Pdf

The Hundred Years War was a struggle for control over the French throne, fought as a series of conflicts between England, France, and their respective allies. The Soldier in Later Medieval England is the outcome of a project which collects the names of every soldier known to have served the English Crown from 1369 to the loss of Gascony in 1453, the event which is traditionally accepted as the end-date of the Hundred Years War. The data gathered throughout the project has allowed the authors of this volume to compare different forms of war, such as the chevauchées of the late fourteenth century and the occupation of French territories in the fifteenth century, and thus to identify longer-term trends. It also highlights the significance of the change of dynasty in England in the early 1400s. The scope of the volume begins in 1369 because of the survival from that point of the 'muster roll', a type of documentary record in which soldiers names are systematically recorded. The muster roll is a rich resource for the historian, as it allows closer study to be made of the peerage, the knights, the men-at-arms (the esquires), and especially the lower ranks of the army, such as the archers, who contributed the largest proportion of troops to English royal service. The Soldier in Later Medieval England seeks to investigate the different types of soldier, their regional and national origins, and movement between ranks. This is a wide-ranging volume, which offers invaluable insights into a much-neglected subject, and presents many opportunities for future research.

Author : Martin J. Dougherty
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780785834250

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Weapons and Fighting Techiniques of the Medieval Warrior by Martin J. Dougherty Pdf

This awesomely illustrated and factual account sheds light on medieval warfare, as well as their weapons, armor, siege engines, and much more.

Author : Tom Lewis
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612008882

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Medieval Military Combat by Tom Lewis Pdf

A concise and entertaining explanation of how other accounts, and popular culture such as films, have misrepresented medieval warfare. We don't know how medieval soldiers fought. Did they just walk forward in their armor smashing each other with their maces and poleaxes for hours on end, as depicted on film and in programs such as Game of Thrones? They could not have done so. It is impossible to fight in such a manner for more than several minutes as exhaustion becomes a preventative factor. Indeed, we know more of how the Roman and Greek armies fought than we do of the 1300 to 1550 period. So how did medieval soldiers in the War of the Roses, and in the infantry sections of battles such as Agincourt and Towton, carry out their grim work? Medieval Military Combat shows, for the first time, the techniques of such battles. It also breaks new ground in establishing medieval battle numbers as highly exaggerated, and that we need to look again at the accounts of actions such as the famous Battle of Towton, which this work uses as a basic for its overall study.

Author : Anne Curry,Andy King,David Simpkin
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781843836742

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The Soldier Experience in the Fourteenth Century by Anne Curry,Andy King,David Simpkin Pdf

Essays throwing fresh light on what it was like to be a medieval soldier, drawing on archival research.

Author : Adrian R. Bell,Anne Curry,Andy King,David Simpkin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199680825

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The Soldier in Later Medieval England by Adrian R. Bell,Anne Curry,Andy King,David Simpkin Pdf

Collects the names of every soldier known to have served the English Crown from 1369 to the loss of Gascony in 1453, and seeks to investigate the different types of soldier, their regional and national origins, and movement between ranks.

Author : A. Vesey B. Norman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Arms and Armor
ISBN : LCCN:77170946

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medieval soldier by A. Vesey B. Norman Pdf

Author : Clifford J. Rogers,Kelly DeVries,John France
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1843833395

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The Journal of Medieval Military History by Clifford J. Rogers,Kelly DeVries,John France Pdf

Latest volume of original articles on all aspects of warfare in the middle ages. The broad topic of medieval warfare is here explored across the full chronological range of the Middle Ages, using a wide variety of approaches, including literary, prosopographical, technological, and narrative-based analysis. Akey feature of the journal is its commitment to fostering debate on the most significant issues in medieval military history; that tradition is continued here with Bernard Bachrach's argument against the idea that early medieval military structures and practices were sharply different from Late Antique ones. Individual battles, the Hattin campaign of 1187 and Byzantine war against Bulgaria in 1254-1256, are the focus of two other chapters; an article by Richard Kaeuper (based on his De Re Militari special lecture at the International Congress of Medieval Studies) emphasizes the value of chansons de geste and other "romance" material for understanding the mentalité of the martial lay aristocracy of medieval Christendom; and there are further articles on the factors that motivated gentlemen to fight, in both open warfare, and individual combat. Weapons of warfare are not neglected, with chapters casting lighton the development of the crossbow and the trebuchet. CONTRIBUTORS: BERNARD S. BACHRACH, MICHAEL EHRLICH, MICHAEL BASISTA, NICHOLAS S. KANELLOPOULOS, JOANNE K. LEKEA, RICHARD W. KAEUPER, MARK DUPUY, MALCOLM MERCER, STEVEN C. HUGHES

Author : Gerry Embleton,John Howe
Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Europe
ISBN : 1859150365

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The Medieval Soldier by Gerry Embleton,John Howe Pdf

Using a series of specially posed photographs, the authors recreate the fighting men of the high Middle Ages set in their 15th century environment.

Author : Adam Chapman
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783270316

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Welsh Soldiers in the Later Middle Ages, 1282-1422 by Adam Chapman Pdf

Examines the role of Welsh soldiers in English armies, from the conquests under Edward I through to the Battle of Agincourt.