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Author : John Temple Leader,Giuseppe Marcotti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : British
ISBN : MINN:31951002330814F
Author : MARION POLK. ANGELLOTTI
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033314242
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 149815767X
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1889 Edition.
Author : John Temple-Leader
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Condottieri
ISBN : 1856681599
Author : William Caferro
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006-03-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0801883237
John Hawkwood was fourteenth-century Italy's most notorious and successful soldier. A man known for cleverness and daring, he was the most feared mercenary in Renaissance Italy. Born in England, Hawkood began his career in France during the Hundred Years' War and crossed into Italy with the famed White Company in 1361. From that time until his death in 1394, Hawkwood fought throughout the peninsula as a captain of armies in times of war and as a commander of marauding bands during times of peace. He achieved international fame, and his acquaintances included such prominent people as Geoffrey Chaucer, Catherine of Siena, Jean Froissart, and Francis Petrarch. City-states constantly tried to outbid each other for his services, for which he received money, land, and in the case of Florence, citizenship -- a most unusual honor for an Englishman. When Hawkwood died, the Florentines buried him with great ceremony in their cathedral, an honor denied their greatest poet, Dante. His final resting place, however, is disputed. Historian William Caferro's ambitious account of Hawkwood is both a biography and a study of warfare and statecraft. Caferro has mined more than twenty archives in England and Italy, creating an authoritative portrait of Hawkwood as an extraordinary military leader, if not always an admirable human being. Caferro's Hawkwood possessed a talent for dissimulation and craft both on the battlefield and at the negotiating table, and, ironically, managed to gain a reputation for "honesty" while beating his Italian hosts at their own game of duplicity and manipulation. In addition to a thorough account of Hawkwood's life and career, Caferro's study offers a fundamental reassessment of the Italian military situation and of the mercenary system. Hawkwood's career is treated not in isolation but firmly within the context of Italian society, against the backdrop of unfolding crises: famine, plague, popular unrest, and religious schism. Indeed, Hawkwood's life and career offer a unique vantage point from which we can study the economic, social, and political impacts of war. -- John France
Author : Stephen Cooper
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781596555
In Florence cathedral hangs a remarkable portrait by Uccello of Sir John Hawkwood, the English soldier of fortune who commanded the Florentine army at the age of 70 and earned a formidable reputation as one of the foremost mercenaries of the late middle ages. His life is an amazing story. He rose from modest beginnings in an Essex village, fought through the French campaigns of Edward III, went to Italy when he was 40 and played a leading role in ceaseless strife of the city-states that dominated that country. His success over so many years in such a brutal and uncertain age was founded on his exceptional skill as a soldier and commander, and it is this side of his career that Stephen Cooper explores in this perceptive and highly readable study.
Author : John Temple Leader
Publisher : Leonaur Limited
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1782828974
The most notorious captain of mercenaries of the early Renaissance John Hawkwood was an Essex born Englishman, the son of a landowner. He began his military career during the Hundred Years' War serving in France as a longbowman under Edward III, possibly fighting at both Crecy and Poitiers. Thereafter he joined the infamous 'White Company' band of mercenaries, operating in France before crossing into Italy. Such was Hawkwood's talent for his occupation that before long he became the leader of the company. Italy, during this time, was in a constant state of factional flux, so Hawkwood and his men found ready employment for their talents. Selling their swords to the highest bidder proved a profitable business and Hawkwood amassed an astonishing fortune and earned himself abiding fame. This book chronicles Hawkwood's life and campaigns, particularly during his time in Italy, in some detail and is recommended. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
Author : John Temple-Leader
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1184546460
Author : Marion Polk Angellotti
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1334166676
Excerpt from Sir John Hawkwood: A Tale of the White Company in Italy My tone infuriated him, as I knew it would. He turned crimson, puffed out his cheeks with rage, and squared his shoulders in fierce determination to crush me. Those about him scowled on me darkly and muttered curses on my insolence. I believe, Del Mayno said scornfully, that you are the English condottiere who fights the Prince's battles for hire. That is all I know concerning you. As for your name, it may be John Hawkwood or Giovanni della Guglia - do you think I have no better use for my thoughts than the remembering of how you style yourself? What are you doing here before me, pray? Did you think, because you-heard me speak your name, that I called you? Not I. Begone, then, and if you must have company, talk to my lackeys yonder - they are nearer your rank than I am. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Marion Polk Angellotti
Publisher : McClelland & Goodchild
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Italy
ISBN : NYPL:33433082170709
Author : JOHN. TEMPLE-LEADER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033414581
Author : Frances Stonor Saunders
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780571266555
The hugely acclaimed, best-selling life of Hawkwood, one of the outstanding figures of English and European history. John Hawkwood was an Essex man who became the greatest mercenary in an age when soldiers of fortune flourished - an age that also witnessed the first stirrings of the Renaissance. When England made a peace treaty with the French in 1360, during a pause in the Hundred Years War, John Hawkwood, instead of going home, travelled south to Avignon, where the papacy was based during its exile from Rome. He and his fellow mercenaries held the pope to ransom and were paid off. Hawkwood then crossed the Alps into Italy and found himself in a promised land: he made and lost fortunes extorting money from city states like Florence, Siena, and Milan, who were fighting vicious wars between themselves and against the popes. This man of war husbanded his use of violence, but for all his caution he committed one of the most notorious massacres of his time - an atrocity that still clouds his name.
Author : William Caferro
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801888809
Winner, 2008 Otto Gründler Book Prize, The Medieval Institute Winner, 2008 Otto Gründler Book Prize, The Medieval Institute Notorious for his cleverness and daring, John Hawkwood was the most feared mercenary in early Renaissance Italy. Born in England, Hawkwood began his career in France during the Hundred Years' War and crossed into Italy with the famed White Company in 1361. From that time until his death in 1394, Hawkwood fought throughout the peninsula as a captain of armies in times of war and as a commander of marauding bands during times of peace. He achieved international fame, and city-states constantly tried to outbid each other for his services, for which he received money, land, and, in the case of Florence, citizenship—a most unusual honor for an Englishman. When Hawkwood died, the Florentines buried him with great ceremony in their cathedral, an honor denied their greatest poet, Dante. William Caferro's ambitious account of Hawkwood is both a biography and a study of warfare and statecraft. Caferro has mined more than twenty archives in Britain and Italy, creating an authoritative portrait of Hawkwood as an extraordinary military leader, if not always an admirable human being.
Author : Arthur Conan Doyle,Vladislav Trotsenko
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783963764752
Author : Marion Polk Angellotti
Publisher : Nabu Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1289709440
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Sir John Hawkwood: A Tale Of The White Company In Italy Marion Polk Angellotti R. F. Fenno & Company, 1911 Italy