Renaissance France at war : armies, culture and society, c.1480-1560 /

The `other' Renaissance experienced by France was that of war. In Italy from 1494 to 1529, for instance, France was involved in at least a hundred battles, some of them `batttles of giants' like Marignano. After 1530, though the emphasis partly shifted away from Italy and major battles wer...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Potter, David, 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2008.
Series:Warfare in history.
Subjects:
1328-1599
Geschichte 1450-1500
Geschichte 1500-1600
Renaissance (Epoche)
War and society > France > History > 16th century.
Guerre et société > France > Histoire > 16e siècle.
HISTORY.
HISTORY / Medieval
War and society
Renaissance
Kultur
Krieg
Krieg > Frankreich > Geschichte 16. Jh.
Militär > Frankreich > Geschichte 16. Jh.
Krieg.
Kultur.
France > History, Military > 1328-1589.
France > Histoire militaire > 1328-1589.
France
Frankreich
Frankreich > Politik > Geschichte 16. Jh.
Frankreich.
History
Military history
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: France and its wars, 1494-1559
  • 'One world is not enough' : kings, ministers and decisions on policy and strategy in Renaissance France
  • The high command, planning and the army as a whole
  • Cavalry and the nobility at war
  • The birth of the French infantry
  • Foreign mercenaries in the service of the king of France
  • The artillery revolution, fortifications and siege warfare
  • The field of battle
  • 'The sinews of war' : military administration and finance
  • The impact of war : supply, garrisons, logistics and the problem of disorder
  • War, propaganda, history and public opinion
  • War and Renaissance culture : music and the visual arts
  • War, Renaissance culture and the literary world
  • Conclusion: 'Until it fill the whole world?'

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