Military Communities in Late Medieval England

Those who consult this valuable collection will learn not only how prosopography can enhance our understanding of the forces available to 14th-century English kings, but also how English armies grew 'organically' out of the country's social system. * REVIEWS IN HISTORY *

ANDY KING is Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Southampton, UK. Anne Curry is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Southampton, and author of many works on the Hundred Years War, particularly on the battle of Agincourt. She also edited the 1422-53 section of the Parliament Rolls of Medieval England. CLIFFORD J. ROGERS is a Professor of History at the United States Military Academy and founding director of the West Point Digital History Centre. His many books and articles on medieval warfare have been recognized with awards from the Royal Historical Society's Alexander Prize to the Society for Military History's Distinguished Book Award and Moncado Prize, as well as two Verbruggen Prizes and the Bachrach Medal from De Re Militari. His recent work has focused on early gunpowder and gunpowder artillery. Michael Prestwich is Professor of History at the University of Durham. Robert W. Jones is Alumni Association Coordinator and tutor at Advanced Studies in England, an independent study abroad programme based in Bath, England. He is also a Visiting Scholar in History at Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Andrew Ayton: A Recognition of his Work Foreword by Nigel Saul Adrew Ayton: A Brief Tribute 'Big and Beautiful'. Destriers in Edward I's Armies - Michael C Prestwich Cum Equis Discoopertis: The 'Irish' Hobelar in the English Armies of the Fourteenth Century - Robert W. Jones Andrew Ayton, the Military Community and the Evolution of the Gentry in Fourteenth-Century England - Peter Coss Knights Banneret, Military Recruitment and Social Status, c.1270-c.1420: A View from the Reign of Edward I - David Simpkin Sir Henry of Beaumont and his Retainers: The Dynamics of a Lord's Military Retinues and Affinity in Early Fourteenth-Century England - Andy King Financing the Dynamics of Recruitment: King, Earls and Government in Edwardian England, 1330-60 - Matt Raven The Symbolic Meaning of Edward III's Garter Badge - Clifford J. Rogers Sir Robert Knolles' Expedition to France in 1370: New Perspectives - Gary Baker The Organisation and Financing of English Expeditions to the Baltic during the Later Middle Ages - Tony K. Moore The Organisation and Financing of English Expeditions to the Baltic during the Later Middle Ages - Adrian R. Bell Naval Service and the Cinque Ports, 1322-1453 - Craig Lambert The Garrison Establishment in Lancastrian Normandy in 1436 according to Surviving Lists in Bibliotheque Nationale de France manuscrit francais 25773 - Anne Curry Bibliography of the Writings of Andrew Ayton