10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAN-AT-ARMS»
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man-at-arms in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
man-at-arms and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Daily Life in Chaucer's England
At the top of the military hierarchy was the man-at-arms, a horseman armored
from head to foot, who formed the backbone of the English army in the period.
The man-at-arms was by definition a man of means. He was expected to provide
his ...
Jeffrey L. Forgeng, Will McLean,
2009
2
English Medieval Knight 1300-1400
£5 meant finding an archer, £25 a man-at- arms. Only the victorious campaign
with its victory at Crecy staved off a real backlash. Sometimes barons sent men
by an individual bargain struck with the king. In 1306 Thomas and Maurice
Berkeley ...
Christopher Gravett,
2002
3
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Man-
At-
Arms; A Romance of the Days of Gian Galeazzo ...
The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com).
4
Medieval European Armies
The English lance consisted theoretically of a knight, a man-at-arms and two
mounted archers: Chaucer, writing c. 136o, mentions only a knight, a squire and
one mounted archer. The French lance of 145o contained a man-at-arms, a
squire, ...
5
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction
Master Fletcher. . Esquire, The Banner, Esquu't'. Capt. Blair. borne bka Man at
Arms. Clanronald. etainers. Retainers of the Knight of the Swan. Men at Arms,
The Gont'alon, .Men at Arms. in half-armour. borne by a Man at Arms. lll
halllarmour.
6
English Longbowman 1330-1515
Records from the 1330s, when Edward III was establishing the organisation of his
armies, show that there was often one mounted and one foot archer to one man-
at-arms. From the 1360s onward the relative number of archers increases but ...
7
Agincourt 1415: Triumph Against the Odds
The Cavalry Armies of the early fifteenth century were based on the man-at-arms:
that is to say, someone clad in a complete suit of armour, trained to fight both on
horse and foot. He could be a knight, if he possessed the necessary social ...
8
Knight: Noble Warrior of England, 1200-1600
At the beginning of the centurv the ratio of archers to everv man-at-arms had
risen to 7:1, so that, on average, each man-at-arms was served bv a page or valet
plus three archers, the latter usuallv mounted lor mobility, though they fought on ...
Christopher Gravett,
2008
9
The Scottish Soldier Abroad, 1247-1967
Listed as 'captain of the Scots' in 1477 (Journal de Jean de Roye connu sous le
nom de Chronique scandaleuse, 1460-83, ed. B de Mandrot, ii, Paris, 1896,62).
19. Man-at-arms of the ordnance under Robert Conyngham from 1469 onwards.
10
The
Man at Arms, Or, Henri de Cerons : A Romance
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
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