Medieval Mercenaries, The Great Companies

Klappentext France, Spain and Italy were the scene of almost constant warfare during the second half of the fourteenth century. By that time the armies of the kings, princes and city republics were raised by contract and paid. With the cessation of hostilities between England and France in 1360, many captains maintained their retinues to serve other employers, failing which they combined together to make war on their own account. This first volume deals with the activities, mainly in France and Spain, of a large number of the soldiers who were demobilized after the conclusion of peace, and who came together to form the 'Great Companies'. The author places their activities in the political and diplomatic framework of the times, highlighting their ambitions and those of the rulers who employed them. Zusammenfassung This is the first book devoted exclusively to the history of 'The Great Companies'! an assembly of mercenaries drawn from different European countries who came together to fight in the second half of the 14th century! sometimes in the employ of kings! the pope! princes or city republics! but frequently fighting on their own account.

Autorentext
Kenneth Fowler, FRHS, is Professor Emeritus and Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of The Age of Plantagenet and Valois (1967) and The King's Lieutenant: Henry of Grosmont, First Duke of Lancaster 1310-1361 (1969), edited and contributed to The Hundred Years War (1971), and in recent years has written a large number of articles dealing with medieval warfare and in particular the activities of mercenary soldiers.

Zusammenfassung
This is the first book devoted exclusively to the history of 'The Great Companies', an assembly of mercenaries drawn from different European countries who came together to fight in the second half of the 14th century, sometimes in the employ of kings, the pope, princes or city republics, but frequently fighting on their own account.

Inhalt
List of Maps and Plans. Preface. Abbreviations. 1. Dramatis Personae. 2. An Elusive Peace. 3. From Brignais to Launac. 4. Seguin de Badefol in Auvergne. 5. The Navarrese Imbroglio. 6. Crusading Projects. 7. Castles in Spain. 8. The Prince's Intervention. 9. The Return North. 10. A Provencal Interlude and a Sicilian Marriage. 11. The Sardinian Proposals and the Drama of Montiel. 12. Pontvallain. Glossary. Note on Money. Appendix A: Documents. Appendix B: Tables of Captains. Appendix C: The Numerical Strength of the Companies. Appendix D: Forces Recruited by the Duke of Anjou in 1369. Appendix E: The Death of Sir Robert Birkhead in 1368 and the Supposed Death of Sir Robert Cheyney at Olivet. Sources and Bibliography. Index.

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