CiNii 図書 - Knights and warhorses : military service and the English aristocracy under Edward III

The mounted, armoured knight is one of the most potent symbols of medieval civilisation; indeed, for much of the middle ages the armoured warhorse was what defined a man as a member of the military class. However, despite the status of the knightly warrior in medieval society, the military service of the later medieval English aristocracy remains an unaccountably neglected subject, and the warhorse itself has never attracted a major study based upon archival sources. This book seeks to open up new fields of research: it focuses on the horse inventories, documents which offer detailed lists of men-at-arms and their appraised warhorses, the valuation of which acts as a measure of itsowner's social and military status. Dr Ayton is primarily concerned with the inventories and related records for Edward III's reign, a period which witnessed significant changes in the organisation of the English fighting machine. The documents produced during this period of `military revolution' cast valuable light on the character and attitudes of the aristocratic military community at a time when its traditional role was in the course of re-evaluation. Dr ANDREW AYTONis senior lecturer in history at the University of Hull

Part 1 The military revolution in Edwardian England. Part 2 The warhorse and the aristocratic society: the image of the aristocratic warrior in 14th-century England
the English warhorse in the 14th-century - the sources. Part 3 The horse inventories - documents and administrative processes: inventories and "resauro equorum" accounts
the appraisal of warhorses
compensation for losses. Part 4 "Restauro Equorium", "Vadia Guerre" and the profits of war: pay and the appraisal of warhorses - the reigns of Edward I and Edward II
a period of experiment - the reign of Edward III
the end of "restauro equorum". Part 5 The personnel of Edwardian armies - an assessment of the sources: the "vadia guerre" accounts
letters of protection, charters of pardon and muster rolls
the horse inventories. Part 6 The war-horses of the Edwardian aristocracy: chronological overview
the reliability of the evidence
the warhorse in 14th-century England - rise and decline
knights and esquires
captains and retinues
conclusion. Appendices: the Scottish campaign, 1336
the Breton campaign, 1342-43
the Reims campaign, 1359-60.

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