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24 results in Warfare in History

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Merchant Crusaders in the Aegean, 1291-1352
  • Mike Carr
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    15 March 2024
    Print publication:
    17 December 2015
  • The period from the fall of Acre until the end of the Crusade of Smyrna signified a dramatic shift in crusade impetus, as expeditions to liberate the Holy Land were superseded by those aimed at reducing the maritime power of the Turks in the Aegean. With this shift in impetus came a change in participation, as the members of the merchant republics of Venice and Genoa, together with the Frankish states in the Aegean, began slowly to replace the chivalry of western Europe as the most suitable leaders of a crusade. This resulted in a subtle alteration in how the papacy aimed to justify a crusade and encourage involvement from the merchant crusaders who were vital for its success.
    Drawing on a wealth of previously unexplored sources, including those related to crusading and also those recording trade between Christians and Muslims in the eastern Mediterranean, this book analyses the changing Latin perceptions of the Greeks and Turks during the period, the nature of the military response to the threat posed by the Turks in the Aegean and the relationship between the papacy and the merchant crusaders. In its investigation of the complex interplay between mercantile objectives and crusading ideals, it sheds revealing insights into the complexities of crusading in the later Middle Ages.

    Mike Carr is Lecturer in Late Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh.

The Battle of Yorktown, 1781
  • A Reassessment
  • John D. Grainger
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    23 March 2023
    Print publication:
    15 July 2005
  • An accessible and authoritative account of the battle of Yorktown (1781), the last major battle in the American War of Independence, where an outnumbered British Army surrendered to American forces under George Washington and their French allies.

Edward III and the War at Sea
  • The English Navy, 1327-1377
  • Graham Cushway
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    14 March 2023
    Print publication:
    19 May 2011
  • The story of the war at sea in the reign of Edward III, including the important sea battles, and an analysis of the development of the English navy in the period.

Renaissance France at War
  • Armies, Culture and Society, c. 1480-1560
  • David Potter
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    07 March 2023
    Print publication:
    20 November 2008
  • The rulers of Renaissance France regarded war as hugely important. This book shows why, looking at all aspects of warfare from strategy to its reception, depiction and promotion.

The Agincourt Campaign of 1415
  • The Retinues of the Dukes of Clarence and Gloucester
  • Michael P. Warner
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    14 January 2023
    Print publication:
    15 July 2021
  • First full investigation into the men of Agincourt - their service, backgrounds, lives and experiences.

Deception in Medieval Warfare
  • Trickery and Cunning in the Central Middle Ages
  • James Titterton
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    05 July 2022
    Print publication:
    25 February 2022
  • The first full-length study of the use and perception of deceit in medieval warfare.

Welsh Soldiers in the Later Middle Ages, 1282–1422
  • Adam Chapman
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    11 June 2021
    Print publication:
    20 August 2015
  • Examines the role of Welsh soldiers in English armies, from the conquests under Edward I through to the Battle of Agincourt.

The Household Knights of Edward III
  • Warfare, Politics and Kingship in Fourteenth-Century England
  • Matthew Hefferan
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    24 March 2021
    Print publication:
    19 March 2021
  • First extended survey of the subject, looking at the knights' activities, roles, background and service.

Elite Participation in the Third Crusade
  • Stephen Bennett
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    09 February 2021
    Print publication:
    16 April 2021
  • The motivations behind those who went on the Third Crusade examined through close investigation of their social networks.

Warfare in the Norman Mediterranean

Chivalry and Violence in Late Medieval Castile
  • Samuel A. Claussen
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    16 September 2020
    Print publication:
    21 November 2020
  • First full investigation in English into the role played by chivalric ideology, and its violent results, in late medieval Castile.

Roger of Lauria (c.1250–1305)

The Black Prince and the Grande Chevauchée of 1355
  • Volume 45
  • Mollie M. Madden
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    17 October 2019
    Print publication:
    16 November 2018
  • Detailed account and analysis of a major event of the Hundred Years War, stressing the logistical efforts behind the fighting.

Military Communities in Late Medieval England

Military Society and the Court of Chivalry in the Age of the Hundred Years War
  • Volume 46
  • Philip J. Caudrey
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    21 June 2019
    Print publication:
    18 January 2019
  • An investigation into three of the best-known cases tried under the Court of Chivalry reveals much about gentry military society.

The Battle of Crécy, 1346
  • With contributions by Francoise Autrand , Christophe Piel , Michael C. Prestwich and Bertrand Schnerb
  • Andrew Ayton, Sir Philip Preston
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    25 October 2017
    Print publication:
    15 February 2005
  • With additional contributions from Françoise Autrand, Christophe Piel, Michael Prestwich, and Bertrand Schnerb.
    The battle of Crécy is of huge significance for both the course of the Hundred Years War and the continent of Europe as a whole. It witnessed the defeat of the greatest power in Christendom - a major French army with the king at its head - by an expeditionary force raised by a kingdom which was not yet renowned for its military prowess. Yet it is Agincourt which has engaged the popular imagination, and Crécy has been neglected. This book to fills this gap in knowledge. It outlines the events of the campaign in Normandy and Ponthieu of which Crécy was the culmination, and offers new analyses and interpretations of all aspects of the battle, from the composition of the armies to the place of the battlefield. It will therefore be of major interest for any student of medieval or military history.

Scotland's Second War of Independence, 1332–1357
  • Iain A. MacInnes
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    20 April 2017
    Print publication:
    21 October 2016
  • The Second Scottish War of Independence began in 1332, only four years after the previous conflict had ended. Fought once more for the continued freedom of Scotland from English conquest, the war also witnessed a revival of Scottish civil conflict as the Bruce-Balliol fight for the Scottish crown recommenced once more. Breaking out sporadically until peace was agreed in 1357, the Second Scottish War is a conflict that resides still in the shadow of that which preceded it: compared to the wars of William Wallace and Robert Bruce, Edward I and Edward II, this second phase of Anglo-Scottish warfare is neither well-known nor well-understood.
    This book sets out to examine in detail the military campaigns of this period, to uncover the histories of those who fought in the war, and to analyse the behaviour of combatants from both sides during ongoing periods of both civil war and Anglo-Scottish conflict. It analyses contemporary records and literary evidence in order to reconstruct the history of this conflict and reconsiders current debates regarding: the capabilities of the Scottish military; the nature of contemporary combat; the ambitions and abilities of fourteenth-century military leaders; and the place of chivalry on the medieval battlefield.

    Dr Iain A. MacInnes is a Lecturer and Programme Leader in Scottish History at the UHI Centre for History, University of the Highlands and Islands.

Henry of Lancaster's Expedition to Aquitaine, 1345-1346
  • Military Service and Professionalism in the Hundred Years War
  • Nicholas A. Gribit
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    05 July 2016
    Print publication:
    21 June 2016
  • In 1345 Henry of Lancaster, earl of Derby - the most prominent soldier, diplomat and statesman of his generation - led an English royal army to the duchy of Aquitaine and inflicted two devastating defeats on the French royal forces. These were the first decisive victories for either side, and swung the course of the Hundred Years' War dramatically in England's favour. The remarkable success of theexpedition, however, has been overshadowed in history by Edward III's more celebrated victory at Crécy the following year.
    This reassessment of a neglected campaign draws on a wealth of originalsource material to furnish an examination of the campaign "in the round"; recruitment, preparations and financial administration, as well as its events and achievements, are examined closely. A detailed biographical study of the individuals who took up arms under Lancaster's command forms a main part of this work: the portrayal of hundreds of careers in arms allows us to glean a sense of what life was like for soldiers in this army and in the later Middle Ages in general. An investigation of the men's martial experience, motivations for service and personal military networks provides an understanding of how and, indeed, why the army was so effective in the field of war. It also reveals much about the emergence of professionalism in English medieval armies and offers a reassessment of Lancaster's importance as a captain, administrator and diplomat, and above all, as a successful military commander.

    Nicholas A. Gribit gained his PhD from the University of Leeds.

The Norman Campaigns in the Balkans, 1081-1108 AD
  • Georgios Theotokis
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    05 October 2014
    Print publication:
    17 July 2014
  • The Norman expansion in eleventh-century Europe was a movement of enormous historical importance, which saw men and women from the duchy of Normandy settling in England, Italy, Sicily and the Middle East. The Norman establishmentin the South is particularly interesting, because it represents the story of a few hundred mercenaries who managed to establish a principality in the Mediterranean that would later develop in to the Kingdom of Sicily. In this book the author examines the clash of two different "military cultures" - the Normans and the Byzantines - in one theatre of war - the Balkans. It is the first study to date of the military organization of the Norman and Byzantine states in the Mediterranean, and of their overall strategies and their military tactics in the battlefield. It is also the first to examine the way in which each military culture reacted and adapted to the strategies and tacticsof its enemies in Italy and the Balkans. The author closely follows the campaigns conducted by the Normans in the Byzantine provinces of Illyria and Macedonia and their battles against Imperial armies commanded by the Byzantine Emperor. He also examines the ways in which the Italian-Norman and Byzantine military systems differed, and their relative efficiencies. Dr Georgios Theotokis is Assistant Professor of European History at Fatih University, Istanbul.

Chivalry, Kingship and Crusade
  • The English Experience in the Fourteenth Century
  • Timothy Guard
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    05 May 2013
    Print publication:
    16 May 2013
  • The central theme of this book is the largely untold story of English knighthood's ongoing obsession with the crusade fight during the age of Chaucer, "high chivalry" and the famous battles of the Hundred Years War. After combat in France and Scotland, fighting crusades was the main and a widespread experience of English chivalry in the fourteenth century, drawing in noblemen of the highest rank, as well as knights chasing renown and the jobbing esquire. The author exposes a thick seam of military engagement along the perimeters of Christendom; details of participants and campaigns are chronicled - in many cases for the first time - and associated matters of tactics, diplomacy, organisation, and recruitment are minutely analysed, adding substantially to the historiography of the later crusades. The book's second theme traces the surprisingly strong grip the crusade-idea possessed at the height of politics, as an animating force of English kingship. Disputing the common assumption that crusade plans were increasingly ill-treated by the monarchs - adopted as diplomatic double-speak or as a means of raiding church coffers - the author argues that courtiers and knights moved in a rich environment of crusade speculation and ambition, and exercised a strong influence on the culture of the time. Timothy Guard gained his DPhil at Hertford College, University of Oxford.

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