Overview

The theme of warfare as a collective enterprise investigated in the theatres of both land and sea. From warhorses to the men-at-arms who rode them; armies that were raised to the lords who recruited, led, administered, and financed them; and ships to the mariners who crewed them; few aspects of the organisation and logistics ofwar in late medieval England have escaped the scholarly attention, or failed to benefit from the insights, of Dr Andrew Ayton. The concept of the military community, with its emphasis on warfare as a collective social enterprise, has always lain at the heart of his work; he has shown in particular how this age of warfare is characterised by related but intersecting military communities, marked not only by the social and political relationships within armies and navies, but by communities of mind, experience, and enterprise. The essays in this volume, ranging from the late thirteenth to the early fifteenth century, address various aspects of this idea. They offer investigations of soldiers' and mariners' equipment; their obligations, functions, status, and recruitment; and the range and duration of their service. Gary P. Baker is a Research Associate at the University of East Angliaand a Researcher in History at the University of Groningen; Craig L. Lambert is Lecturer in Maritime History at the University of Southampton; David Simpkin teaches history at Birkenhead Sixth-Form College. Contributors: Gary P. Baker, Adrian R. Bell, Peter Coss, Anne Curry, Robert W. Jones, Andy King, Craig L. Lambert, Tony K. Moore, J.J.N. Palmer, Philip Preston, Michael Prestwich, Matthew Raven, Clifford J. Rogers, Nigel Saul, David Simpkin.

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Author:   Gary P. Baker ,  Craig Lambert ,  David Simpkin ,  Adrian R Bell
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   The Boydell Press
Volume:   v. 44
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.561kg
ISBN:  

9781783272983

ISBN 10:   1783272988
Pages:   324
Publication Date:   18 May 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Andrew Ayton: A Recognition of his Work Foreword by Nigel Saul Adrew Ayton: A Brief Tribute 'Big and Beautiful'. Destriers in Edward I's Armies - Michael C Prestwich Cum Equis Discoopertis: The 'Irish' Hobelar in the English Armies of the Fourteenth Century - Robert W. Jones Andrew Ayton, the Military Community and the Evolution of the Gentry in Fourteenth-Century England - Peter Coss Knights Banneret, Military Recruitment and Social Status, c.1270-c.1420: A View from the Reign of Edward I - David Simpkin Sir Henry of Beaumont and his Retainers: The Dynamics of a Lord's Military Retinues and Affinity in Early Fourteenth-Century England - Andy King Financing the Dynamics of Recruitment: King, Earls and Government in Edwardian England, 1330-60 - Matt Raven The Symbolic Meaning of Edward III's Garter Badge - Clifford J. Rogers Sir Robert Knolles' Expedition to France in 1370: New Perspectives - Gary Baker The Organisation and Financing of English Expeditions to the Baltic during the Later Middle Ages - Tony K. Moore The Organisation and Financing of English Expeditions to the Baltic during the Later Middle Ages - Adrian R. Bell Naval Service and the Cinque Ports, 1322-1453 - Craig Lambert The Garrison Establishment in Lancastrian Normandy in 1436 according to Surviving Lists in Bibliotheque Nationale de France manuscrit francais 25773 - Anne Curry Bibliography of the Writings of Andrew Ayton

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Those who consult this valuable collection will learn not only how prosopography can enhance our understanding of the forces available to 14th-century English kings, but also how English armies grew `organically' out of the country's social system. REVIEWS IN HISTORY

Those who consult this valuable collection will learn not only how prosopography can enhance our understanding of the forces available to 14th-century English kings, but also how English armies grew organically out of the country's social system. REVIEWS IN HISTORY

Author Information

CRAIG LAMBERT is Professor of Maritime History at the University of Southampton, author of Shipping the Medieval Military (Boydell, 2011), co-editor of Military Communities in Late Medieval England (Boydell, 2018), and co-editor of The Routledge Companion to Marine and Maritime Worlds, 1400-1800 (Routledge, 2020) ANDY KING is Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Southampton, UK. Anne Curry is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Southampton, and author of many works on the Hundred Years War, particularly on the battle of Agincourt. She also edited the 1422-53 section of the Parliament Rolls of Medieval England. CLIFFORD J. ROGERS is a Professor of History at the United States Military Academy and founding director of the West Point Digital History Centre. His many books and articles on medieval warfare have been recognized with awards from the Royal Historical Society's Alexander Prize to the Society for Military History's Distinguished Book Award and Moncado Prize, as well as two Verbruggen Prizes and the Bachrach Medal from De Re Militari. His recent work has focused on early gunpowder and gunpowder artillery. CRAIG LAMBERT is Professor of Maritime History at the University of Southampton, author of Shipping the Medieval Military (Boydell, 2011), co-editor of Military Communities in Late Medieval England (Boydell, 2018), and co-editor of The Routledge Companion to Marine and Maritime Worlds, 1400-1800 (Routledge, 2020) Michael Prestwich is Professor of History at the University of Durham. Robert W. Jones is Alumni Association Coordinator and tutor at Advanced Studies in England, an independent study abroad programme based in Bath, England. He is also a Visiting Scholar in History at Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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