Title: Military Communities in Late Medieval England: Essays in Honour of Andrew Ayton, ed. Gary P. Baker, Craig L. Lambert and David Simpkin
Abstract: This fine collection of eleven scholarly papers, edited by Gary P. Baker, Craig L. Lambert and David Simpkin, builds on and develops the research of Andrew Ayton, ‘one of the most distinctive voices in the field of late medieval military history' (p. xiii). Arranged in chronological order of subject, the papers range widely across the military history of England, from the late thirteenth to the fifteenth century, and consider issues of technical terminology, social interaction and military logistics. Three papers discuss issues of definition. Michael Prestwich opens the collection with a discussion of what was meant by ‘destrier’ in King Edward I’s armies. Noting that not all warhorses were described as destriers, he concludes that, although a destrier was not necessarily large, to judge from their diet size was probably the destriers’ distinguishing feature. Robert W. Jones seeks to define the ‘hobelar’ who appeared in English armies in the late...
Publication Year: 2019
Publication Date: 2019-09-28
Language: en
Type: article
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