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Medieval Mercenaries, the Great Companies Hardcover - 2001

by Kenneth Fowler


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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.

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  • Title Medieval Mercenaries, the Great Companies
  • Author Kenneth Fowler
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Volume I
  • Pages 404
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
  • Date 2001-02-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Maps
  • ISBN 9780631158868 / 0631158863
  • Weight 1.68 lbs (0.76 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.06 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.69 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
  • Library of Congress subjects Military history, Medieval, Military art and science - Europe - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00009323
  • Dewey Decimal Code 355.354

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  • Choice, 12/01/2001, Page 751

About the author

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.
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