TY  - GEN
T1  - Royal and urban gunpowder weapons in late medieval England
T2  - Armour and weapons ;
A1  - Spencer, Dan
LA  - English
PP  - Woodbridge
PB  - Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
YR  - 2019
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_on1124076105
AB  - One of the most important technological developments of the Middle Ages was the adoption of gunpowder weapons in medieval Europe. From the fourteenth century onwards, this new technology was to eventually transform the conduct of warfare beyond all recognition with important implications for European and global history. Guns came to be used in all aspects of military operations, with kings, nobles and burgesses all spending large sums of money on these prestigious weapons. The growing effectiveness of gunpowder artillery prompted major changes in the design of fortifications, the composition of armies, the management of logistics and administrative systems.0 This book is the first full-length study of the unique English experience of gunpowder weapons, tracing their development from their introduction in the reign of Edward III to the end of the fifteenth century. The rich records of the English Exchequer and urban accounts are used to explore their role in campaigns, in sieges, on the battlefield, at sea and their role in the defence of towns, royal castles and the fortifications of the Pale of Calais. It provides a comprehensive framework for the speed of technological advances and the factors responsible for these changes, as well as an in-depth discussion of individual gun types.
OP  - 272
CN  - D900
SN  - 9781787445451
SN  - 1787445453
SN  - 9781783274574
SN  - 1783274573
KW  - Artillery : England : History : To 1500.
KW  - Firearms : England : History : To 1500.
KW  - Great Britain : History, Military : 1066-1485.
KW  - Grande-Bretagne : Histoire militaire : 1066-1485.
KW  - HISTORY : Medieval.
KW  - Artillery
KW  - Firearms
KW  - England
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - To 1500
KW  - History
KW  - Military history
ER  -