French Noble Archers from the lists of those appearing for royal musters from about 1420 to 1560
French Noble Archers from the lists of those appearing for royal musters from about 1420 to 1560 By James Prescott Published Online, 2011…
Birgitta of Sweden and the Divine Mysteries of Motherhood
Birgitta of Sweden and the Divine Mysteries of Motherhood Stjerna, Kirsi Feminist Forum, 24, no. 1 (1997) Abstract St. Birgitta of Sweden is…
The Treaty of Windsor (1386) in a European context
In the early evening of Monday 14 August 1385, between 6 and 7 p.m., a crushing defeat was inflicted by a Portuguese army on a numerically far superior and better-equipped Castilian force.
Sir John Hawkwood: Story of a Condottiere
Sir John Hawkwood: Story of a Condottiere By John Temple-Leader and Giuseppe Marcotti (London, 1889) Chapter 1: On the left bank of the…
War financing in the late-Medieval Crown of Aragon
War financing in the late-Medieval Crown of Aragon Kagay, Donald J. (Albany State University) The Journal of Medieval Military History, Volume 6 (2008)…
The Use of Gunpowder Weaponry by and Against Joan of Arc During the Hundred Years War
This article explores the possibility of a link between Joan of Arc and evolution of gunpowder weaponry during the Hundred Years War, a thesis for which there is some evidence.
Jeanne d’Arc: Morale, Spiritual Authority, and Gunpowder
Few people in history have had more written about them than Jeanne d’Arc. This young woman has been claimed by French Nationalists, the Catholic church, and radical feminists alike; she has been portrayed variously as saint, heretic, schizophrenic, war heroine, virgin, and tart.
The Military Revolutions of the Hundred Years’ War
The Military Revolutions of the Hundred Years’ War By Clifford J. Rogers The Journal of Military History, Vol.57 (1993) Extract: I believe, however,…
The Auld Alliance (1295-1560) : Commercial Exchanges, Cultural and Intellectual Influences Between France and Scotland
The Auld Alliance (1295-1560) : Commercial Exchanges, Cultural and Intellectual Influences Between France and Scotland By Muriel Canallas MA Thesis, Universite de Toulon et…
How accurate were medieval chroniclers in describing warfare?
The Battle of Margate is one of the lesser-known episodes of the Hundred Years’ War, but a historian has recently analyzed this naval…
Genre as Context in the Alliterative Morte Arthure
Genre as Context in the Alliterative Morte Arthure Whetter, K.S. Arthuriana 20.2 (2010) Abstract Genre remains an important context for teaching and understanding literature.…
Friendly Fire: The Disastrous Politics of Friendship in the Alliterative Morte Arthure
Friendly Fire: The Disastrous Politics of Friendship in the Alliterative Morte Arthure Chism, Christine Arthuriana 20.2 (2010) Abstract This article counterposes the Alliterative Morte…
Conquest, Crusade and Pilgrimage: The Alliterative Morte Arthure in its Late Ricardian Crusading Context
Conquest, Crusade and Pilgrimage: The Alliterative Morte Arthure in its Late Ricardian Crusading Context Nievergelt, Marco Arthuriana 20.2 (2010) Abstract This article explores…
Three Views of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster
Three Views of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster Rocke, Sean Published Online ~ Course: British Studies (ID 382), Harlaxton College, Spring (2011) Abstract John…
Ideals and values in Jean Froissart’s Chroniques
Froissart left a large range of writings: numerous poems, and Méliador, an Arthurian roman. However, the most widely read work is his chronicles, which amongst other things recount the events of the Hundred Years War between France and England and their respective allies, the dealings and life at the court of the Count de Foix, popular uprisings in England, Flanders and France, and the downfall of the English King, Richard II.
The Military Archery at Neville’s Cross, 1346
The Military Archery at Neville’s Cross, 1346 By Robert Hardy The Battle of Neville’s Cross, 1346, edited by David Rollason and Michael Prestwich…
Reforming England’s ‘harde covetouse hert’: William Worcester and the diagnosis of defeat
Reforming England’s ‘harde covetouse hert’: William Worcester and the diagnosis of defeat Halsey, Catherine York Medieval Yearbook, ISSUE No. 1, (2002) Abstract By 1450…
History Great Battles Medieval – Review
Great Battles Medieval allows players to re-fight the battles of the Hundred Years War, where you act as the commander. The gameplay is…
Of device as device: the narrative functioning of armorial displays in Froissart’s Chronicles
Of device as device: the narrative functioning of armorial displays in Froissart’s Chronicles By M. J. Huxtable Postgraduate English: A Journal and Forum for…
How Effective Was the Longbow, and What Damage Did it Do?
A debate between Kelly DeVries and Clifford Rogers about the medieval weapon known as the longbow.
The household and military retinue of Edward the Black Prince
The household and military retinue of Edward the Black Prince By David S. Green PhD thesis, University of Nottingham, 1998 Abstract: The household…
Medieval Movie Review: Timeline
A group of medieval archaeologists get the opportunity to go back in time to the year 1357 when a high-tech company accidentally finds a way of traveling back through time.
Ships and Fleets in Anglo-French warfare, 1337-1360
Ships and Fleets in Anglo-French warfare, 1337-1360 By Timothy J. Runyan American Neptune, v.46 (1986) Introduction: The most consuming military and naval conflict of later…
Prisoners of War in the Hundred Years War: The Golden Age of Private Ransoms
My investigations hinge around three different themes: the status of prisoners of war, the ransoming process and the networks of assistance.
Lordship and Principality: Colonial Policy in Ireland and Aquitaine in the 1360s
Lordship and Principality: Colonial Policy in Ireland and Aquitaine in the 1360s By David Green Journal of British Studies, Volume 47, Number 1…