Royal and urban gunpowder weapons in late medieval England /

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 Europea...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Spencer, Dan
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer Ltd. 2019.
Collection:Armour and weapons ; 8.
Accès en ligne:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvfrxr7g
Table des matières:
  • Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; A Note on Terms Used; Glossary; Introduction; Part I Royal; 1 Royal Guns on Land; 2 The Expeditions of 1430-2 and 1497; 3 English Royal Ships; 4 The Calais Garrison; 5 Royal Castles and Guns; Part II Urban; 6 Towns; 7 Southampton; Part III Analysis; 8 Analysis of Guns; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index