Few sources remain which describe the rebellion of the rebellion of Owain Glyn Dwr that come from the Welsh side. The earliest of these sources is a Welsh chronicle, which narrates Welsh history to the year 1422. This manuscript, Peniarth … Continue reading
Adam of Usk’s chronicle, covering the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, is one of the most personal and idiosyncratic of medieval chronicles. Continue reading
The Tower of London and the garderobae armorum Randall Storey Royal Armouries Yearbook: 3 (1998) The history of such a treasured monument as the Tower of London is a famed account full of epic events and infamous deeds. Its place … Continue reading
Caste, Skill, and Training: The Evolution of Cohesion in European Armies from the Middle Ages to the Sixteenth Century Dennis E. Showalter The Journal of Military History: vol. 57 (1993) Abstract The Middle Ages were characterized by growing institutional sophistication, … Continue reading
The Militarisation of Roman Society, 400 – 700 Edward James (University of Reading) Military Aspects of Scandinavian Society in a European Perspective AD 1 – 1300 Historians and archaeologists have lavished attention on the new kingdoms established by various barbarian … Continue reading
Looking Back on the Second Crusade: Some Late Twelfth-Century English Perspectives Peter W. Edbury The Second Crusade and the Cistercians It was as long ago as 1953 that Giles Constable published his seminal study, “The Second Crusade as seen by … Continue reading
From the article, “Henry II’s Campaign against the Welsh in 1165” by Paul Latimer The Pipe Rolls, which are limited as a source in being primarily concerned with the financial interests of the exchequer, reveal four origins of resources for the … Continue reading
