The Soldier Experience in the Fourteenth Centur

The "long" fourteenth century saw England fighting wars on a number of diverse fronts - not just abroad, in the Hundred Years War, but closer to home. But while tactics, battles, and logistics have been frequently discussed, the actual "experience" of being a soldier has been less often studied. Via a careful re-evaluation of original sources, and the use of innovative methodological techniques such as statistical analysis and the use of relational databases, the essays here bring new insights to bear on soldiers, both as individuals and as groups. Topics addressed include military service and the dynamics of recruitment; the social composition of the armies; the question of whether soldiers saw their role as a "profession"; and the experience of prisoners of war. Contributors: Andrew Ayton, David Simpkin, Andrew Spencer, David Bachrach, Iain MacInnes, Adam Chapman, Michael Jones, Guilhem Pepin, Remy Ambuhl, Adrian R. Bell.

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List of Contributors
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List of Abbreviations
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Introduction
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1 - Military Service and the Dynamics of Recruitment in Fourteenth-Century England
pp 9-60
- By Andrew Ayton, University of Hull
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2 - Total War in the Middle Ages? The Contribution of English Landed Society to the Wars of Edward I and Edward II
pp 61-94
- By David Simpkin, ICMA Centre, University of Reading
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3 - A Warlike People? Gentry Enthusiasm for Edward I's Scottish Campaigns, 1296–1307
pp 95-108
- By Andrew Spencer, King's College London
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4 - Edward I's Centurions: Professional Soldiers in an Era of Militia Armies
pp 109-128
- By David Bachrach, University of New Hampshire
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5 - Who's afraid of the Big Bad Bruce? Balliol Scots and ‘English Scots’ during the Second Scottish War of Independence
pp 129-144
- By Iain A. MacInnes, University of the Highlands
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6 - Rebels, Uchelwyr and Parvenus: Welsh Knights in the Fourteenth Century
pp 145-156
- By Adam Chapman, University of Southampton
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7 - Breton Soldiers from the Battle of the Thirty (26 March 1351) to Nicopolis (25 September 1396)
pp 157-174
- By Michael Jones, University of Nottingham
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8 - Towards a Rehabilitation of Froissart's Credibility: The Non Fictitious Bascot de Mauléon
pp 175-190
- By Guilhem Pépin, University of Oxford
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9 - The English Reversal of Fortunes in the 1370s and the Experience of Prisoners of War
pp 191-208
- By Rémy Ambühl, University of Southampton
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10 - The Soldier, ‘hadde he riden, no man ferre’
pp 209-218
- By Adrian R. Bell, ICMA Centre, University of Reading
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Index
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Warfare in History
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Contributors
pp vii-viii

List of Abbreviations
pp ix-x

Introduction
pp 1-8

1 - Military Service and the Dynamics of Recruitment in Fourteenth-Century England
pp 9-60

2 - Total War in the Middle Ages? The Contribution of English Landed Society to the Wars of Edward I and Edward II
pp 61-94

3 - A Warlike People? Gentry Enthusiasm for Edward I's Scottish Campaigns, 1296–1307
pp 95-108

4 - Edward I's Centurions: Professional Soldiers in an Era of Militia Armies
pp 109-128

5 - Who's afraid of the Big Bad Bruce? Balliol Scots and ‘English Scots’ during the Second Scottish War of Independence
pp 129-144

6 - Rebels, Uchelwyr and Parvenus: Welsh Knights in the Fourteenth Century
pp 145-156

7 - Breton Soldiers from the Battle of the Thirty (26 March 1351) to Nicopolis (25 September 1396)
pp 157-174

8 - Towards a Rehabilitation of Froissart's Credibility: The Non Fictitious Bascot de Mauléon
pp 175-190

9 - The English Reversal of Fortunes in the 1370s and the Experience of Prisoners of War
pp 191-208

10 - The Soldier, ‘hadde he riden, no man ferre’
pp 209-218

Index
pp 219-232

Warfare in History
pp 233-234

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