Tag Archives: Hundred Years War

The Campaigns of Joan of Arc, according to the Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet

by DRM_peter Posted on February 10, 2025

The work by Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Governor of Cambrai, covers the years 1400 to 1444. The section given below deals with events in France from 1428 to 1430, focusing on the rise of Joan of Arc, and ending with her … Continue reading →

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Joan of Arc’s victory at Orleans (1429), according to the Commentaries of Pius II

by DRM_peter Posted on February 10, 2025

Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini, a statesman, poet and humanist, ascended to the Papal throne as Pius II in 1458. Writing in the third person, his work, the Commentaries of Pius II is part autobiography, memoir, diary and history. Much of his … Continue reading →

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Warfare in France and Flanders, 1381 to 1386, according to Buonaccorso Pitti

by DRM_peter Posted on January 11, 2025

Buonaccorso Pitti, who wrote a diary of his life, was a Florentine businessman who went into exile from his city in 1382.  His travels took him to the Low Countries and France, where he acted as a money lender and … Continue reading →

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The Black Prince’s Campaign of 1356 and the Battle of Poitiers According to the Monk of Malmesbury’s Eulogium historiarum, ca. 1366

by Daniel Franke Posted on November 5, 2022

The Black Prince’s Campaign of 1356 and the Battle of Poitiers According to the Monk of Malmesbury’s Eulogium historiarum, ca. 1366.[1]  Translated by the Turma ad Latinam of the United States Military Academy (Cadets Cammack Y. W. Shepler, Paul Conroy, … Continue reading →

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The French Chronicle of London on the Battle of Sluys and the Siege of Tournai

by DRM_peter Posted on November 4, 2016

The French Chronicle of London, detailing events from 1259 to 1343, provides one of the best accounts of the naval battle of Sluys, and the siege of Tournai by Edward III in 1340. Continue reading →

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Profit and Loss in the Hundred Years War: the Subcontracts of Sir John Strother, 1374

by DRM_peter Posted on August 28, 2014

Profit and Loss in the Hundred Years War: the Subcontracts of Sir John Strother, 1374 By Simon Walker The Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Studies, Vol.58 (1985) Among the Swinburne manuscripts in the Northumberland County Record Office is preserved a … Continue reading →

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English Armies in the Early Stages of the Hundred Years War: A Scheme in 1341

by DRM_peter Posted on August 19, 2014

English Armies in the Early Stages of the Hundred Years War: A Scheme in 1341 By Michael Prestwich The Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Studies, Vol.56 (1983) We thank the Institute of Historical Studies and the authors for giving … Continue reading →

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Ships and Fleets in Anglo-French warfare, 1337-1360

by Sandra Alvarez Posted on July 2, 2014

Ships and Fleets in Anglo-French warfare, 1337-1360 Timothy J. Runyan American Neptune: v.46 (1986) The most consuming military and naval conflict of later medieval Europe was the Hundred Years’ War. Beginning in 1337 and continuing until 1453 this struggle involved … Continue reading →

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The Military Revolutions of the Hundred Years’ War

by Sandra Alvarez Posted on June 30, 2014

The Military Revolutions of the Hundred Years’ War Clifford J. Rogers The Journal of Military History: v.57 (1993) The Military Revolution The concept of the “military revolution” first entered the historical literature with Michael Roberts’s famous inaugural lecture, “The Military … Continue reading →

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Teenagers at War During the Middle Ages

by Sandra Alvarez Posted on March 9, 2014

Teenagers at War During the Middle Ages Kelly DeVries (Loyola University, Maryland) The Premodern Teenager: Youth in Society, 1150-1650 (2002) Early in 1212 a young man from western Germany, whose name has come down through history only as Nicholas, became … Continue reading →

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Robin Hood and Military Service in the Fourteenth Century

by Sandra Alvarez Posted on January 1, 2014

Robin Hood and Military Service in the Fourteenth Century Andrew Ayton Nottingham Medieval Studies: v.36 (1992) Abstract On 21 November 1338, forty-three archers joined the company of troops entrusted with the security of the Isle of Wight. The garrison pay-roll, … Continue reading →

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Edward III and the English aristocracy at the beginning of the Hundred Years War

by Sandra Alvarez Posted on December 30, 2013

Edward III and the English aristocracy at the beginning of the Hundred Years War By Andrew Ayton Harlaxton Medieval Studies: v.7 (1998) At Ipswich on 17 June 1340, a week before the battle of Sluys, an English knight, William Tallemache, … Continue reading →

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The Development of Battle Tactics in the Hundred Years War

by Sandra Alvarez Posted on December 11, 2013

The Development of Battle Tactics in the Hundred Years War Matthew Bennett Arms, Armies and Fortifications in the Hundred Years War (1994) It is a common aphorism that the history of war is too important to be left to military … Continue reading →

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French Chronicle of London: Naval Battle of Sluys (1340), Siege of Tournai (1341)

by Nicolas Agrait Posted on April 22, 2013

The French Chronicle of London, detailing events from 1259 to 1343, provides one of the best accounts of the naval battle of Sluys, and the siege of Tournai by Edward III in 1340. 12 Edward III. [A.D. 1337, 8]. Henry … Continue reading →

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Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Battle of Agincourt, 1415

by Scott Manning Posted on February 18, 2013

This account of the famous battle of Agincourt comes from Enguerrand de Monstrelet (d.1453), governor of Cambrai and supporter of the French crown. CHAPTER CXLIII – THE KING OF FRANCE COLLECTS A GREAT BODY OF MEN-AT-ARMS FROM ALL PARTS OF … Continue reading →

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