The leading academic vehicle for scholarly publication in the field of medieval warfare. Medieval Warfare The articles here focus on activities in north-western Europe, with a reconsideration of the location of the battle of Stamford Bridge (1066), an examination of the role of open battles in the civil wars of the Anglo-Norman and Angevin kings, a re-assessment of the strategy of Edward I's war against Philip IV in 1297-98, and an analysis of the role of cavalry "coureurs" in late-medieval France. But regions further to the south and east are by no means neglected, with a dissection of the military rhetoric of Pere III of Aragon and his queen, Elionor of Sicily, and a discussion of the earliest European gunpowder recipes, from Friuli (1336) and Augsburg (1338- c. 1350). The volume also offers studies of the campaigns culminating in the battles of Firad in 634 and Qinnasrīn in 1134.
Author(s): John France, Kelly DeVries, Clifford J. Rogers (eds.)
Publisher: The Boydell Press
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 210
City: Woodbridge
List of Illustrations vii
1. The Battle of Firāḍ: The Day on Which Khālid b. al-Walīd Did [Not] Defeat Both Byzantines and Persians / Konstantinos Takirtakoglou 1
2. A Mislocated Battlefield? Battle Flats: The Battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066 / Michael C. Blundell 21
3. The Frankish Campaign of 1133–1134 in Northern Syria and the Battle of Qinnasrīn / Evgeniy A. Gurinov 43
4. 'Bella plus quam civilia'? The Place of Battle in the Context of Civil War under the Anglo-Norman and Angevin Kings, c. 1100 – c. 1217 / Matthew Strickland 57
5. Edward I’s War on the Continent, 1297–1298: A New Appraisal / David Pilling 77
6. The Earliest European Recipes for “Powder for Guns” (1336 and 1338–c. 1350) / Clifford J. Rogers and Fabrizio Ansani 119
7. Bellicose Rhetoric: The Memorable War Speeches of One Aragonese Royal Couple / Donald J. Kagay 127
8. 'Coureurs' and Their Role in Late Medieval Warfare / Michael J. Harbinson 147
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