Book contents
- The Cambridge History of War
- The Cambridge History of War
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Notes on contributors
- Introduction to volume II
- Part I Foundations, c.600–1000 ce
- Part II Interactions, c.1000–1300 ce
- Part III Nations and Formations, c.1300–1500 ce
- 13 Western Europe, 1300–1500
- 14 Warfare and Italian states, 1300–1500
- 15 The reconquest and the Spanish monarchies
- 16 The Byzantine empire and the Balkans, 1204–1453
- 17 Ottoman expansion and military power, 1300–1453
- 18 India, c.1200–c.1500
- 19 Southeast Asia, 1300–1540
- 20 Japan, 1200–1550
- 21 The Americas
- Part IV Comparisons: Cross-Cultural Analysis
- Select bibliography
- Index
13 - Western Europe, 1300–1500
from Part III - Nations and Formations, c.1300–1500 ce
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 September 2020
Book contents
- The Cambridge History of War
- The Cambridge History of War
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Notes on contributors
- Introduction to volume II
- Part I Foundations, c.600–1000 ce
- Part II Interactions, c.1000–1300 ce
- Part III Nations and Formations, c.1300–1500 ce
- 13 Western Europe, 1300–1500
- 14 Warfare and Italian states, 1300–1500
- 15 The reconquest and the Spanish monarchies
- 16 The Byzantine empire and the Balkans, 1204–1453
- 17 Ottoman expansion and military power, 1300–1453
- 18 India, c.1200–c.1500
- 19 Southeast Asia, 1300–1540
- 20 Japan, 1200–1550
- 21 The Americas
- Part IV Comparisons: Cross-Cultural Analysis
- Select bibliography
- Index
Summary
In popular perceptions, the later Middle Ages loom large as the apogee of medieval chivalry, epitomised by the foundation of chivalric orders, such as the Order of the Garter, by instructional texts such as the Livre de Chevalerie of Geoffroi de Charny, and by the chronicles of Jean Froissart (c.1337–c.1405), written
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- The Cambridge History of War , pp. 349 - 388Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020