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Nine essays represent the integration of military history with the broader concerns of historians, suggesting that the military history of the Middle Ages was more dynamic than previously thought if studied within a socio-political context of transformation. Specifically, the essays deal with variou...

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Main Author: Coldstream, Nicola
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1994.
Series:Medieval craftsmen
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Summary:Nine essays represent the integration of military history with the broader concerns of historians, suggesting that the military history of the Middle Ages was more dynamic than previously thought if studied within a socio-political context of transformation. Specifically, the essays deal with various topics: mottes and town defenses, knights and esquires, the English Templars, Erasmus, Sir Wiliam Pelham, Josse Clichtove, and the Dutch Republic. The editors are British academics, but biographies of the contributing authors are not supplied. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Physical Description:208 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-204) and index.
ISBN:0802007007
9780802007001