| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 318 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-292) and index. |
| Summary |
This text 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. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Muster rolls; Methodology; 1. The Peerage; Age; Length of service; Frequency and type of service; 2. The Knights; Trends in the numbers and proportions of knights serving in armies; Why did the number and proportion of knights decline?; Strenui milites: who were the fighting knights?; Roles and careers; 3. The Men-at-Arms; Ratios and numbers; What was a man-at-arms?; Who were the men-at-arms?; Careers-the fourteenth century; Careers-the fifteenth century; Men-at-arms as retinue leaders and garrison captains; 4. The Archers |
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Ratios and numbersWhat was an archer?; Who were the archers?; Archers and retinues; Movement between ranks; Careers and military professionalism; What was the size of the potential archer group?; 5. Other Kinds of Soldiers; Hobelars; Armed men; Crossbowmen; Gunners; Soldiers and civilian occupations; Support personnel and mid-campaign replacements; 6. Where Did Soldiers Come From?; The regional dimension: England and Wales; Foreign troops in English service; Conclusion; Appendix: Soldier ratios and numbers for selected armies, 1369-1453; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L |
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MN; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hundred Years' War (1339-1453) |
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Military history, Medieval.
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Military history, Medieval. |
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Soldiers -- England -- History -- To 1500.
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Soldiers. |
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England. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1066-1485.
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Great Britain. |
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History, Military. |
| Chronological Term |
1066-1485 |
| Subject |
Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453 -- Registers.
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| Genre/Form |
Registers (Lists)
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Military history.
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Registers (Lists)
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| Added Author |
Curry, Anne, author.
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King, Andy, 1963- author.
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Simpkin, David, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bell, Adrian R. (Adrian Robert), 1971- Soldier in later medieval England. First edition. (DLC) 2013936236 |
| ISBN |
9780191502217 (electronic book) |
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0191502219 (electronic book) |
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9780191761003 (ebook) |
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0191761001 (ebook) |
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9780199680825 |
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0199680825 |
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