The Calais garrison : war and military service in England, 1436-1558 /

'This is the book on the Calais garrison we have been waiting for'. COLIN RICHMOND. For over 200 years, following its capture by Edward III in 1347, the town of Calais was in English hands; after 1453 it remained the last English possession on the continent, a commercial, cultural, diploma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grummitt, David, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2008.
Colección:Warfare in history.
Temas:
Great Britain. > Army > History.
Great Britain. > Army > Military life > History.
Grande-Bretagne. > Army > Histoire.
Grande-Bretagne. > Army > Vie militaire > Histoire.
Great Britain. > Army
1066-1603
Garrisons, British > France > Calais > History.
Military bases, British > France > Calais > History.
Garnisons britanniques > France > Calais > Histoire.
Bases militaires britanniques > France > Calais > Histoire.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Garrisons, British
Military bases, British
Military relations
Armed Forces > Military life
Calais (France) > History, Military.
Great Britain > History, Military > 1066-1485.
Great Britain > History, Military > 1485-1603.
France > History, Military > 1328-1589.
Great Britain > Military relations > Europe.
Europe > Military relations > Great Britain.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire militaire > 1066-1485.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire militaire > 1485-1603.
France > Histoire militaire > 1328-1589.
Europe > Relations militaires > Grande-Bretagne.
Europe
France
France > Calais
Great Britain
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Calais in context
  • The Burgundian siege of 1436
  • The organisation of the garrison
  • The nature of military service in the pale
  • Chivalry and professionalism in the Calais garrison
  • Weaponry and fortifications in Calais
  • Financing and supplying the garrison
  • The fall of Calais in 1558
  • Conclusion: War and military service in England, 1436-1558.

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