The Welsh soldier: 1283-1422 - Medievalists.net
2013年4月8日 · As Morris long ago demonstrated, and as Davies and others have since reaffirmed the ‘wars of independence’ – at least in the thirteenth century – were conducted as much between Welshmen as between ‘the Welsh’, the Marchers and the English crown.
Wales: English Conquest of Wales c.1200 - 1415 - BBC
2011年2月17日 · The last great national rising against English rule in the 13th century came in 1294, as the impact of the great 1290 tax demand fell on the Welsh - at the same time as Edward demanded...
The King’s Welshmen: Welsh Involvement in the Expeditionary Army …
Illustration of a Welsh archer from the late 13th century. The King’s Welshmen: Welsh Involvement in the Expeditionary Army of 1415. By Adam Chapman. Journal of Medieval Military History, Vol.9 (2011) Introduction: The victory of the English at Agincourt is still frequently attributed in the popu-lar consciousness to Welsh bowmen in their ...
Welsh bow - Wikipedia
Illustration of Welsh bowman, 13th century. The Welsh bow or Welsh longbow was a medieval weapon used by Welsh soldiers. They were documented by Gerald of Wales about 1188, who writes of the bows used by the Welsh men of Gwent: "They are made neither of horn, ash nor yew, but of elm. [1] .
WELSH INFANTRYMEN, 11th-13th CENTURIES - x10Host
In his 'Journey through Wales', written in 1188, Giraldus describes Welsh elm bows as crude ('rough and unpolished') but capable of firing to a considerable distance, as well as being able to inflict deep and savage wounds at close range.
Medieval and early modern soldiers - The National Archives
Use the advice in this guide to find records of individual soldiers from the medieval and early modern periods. The guide covers records from the 12th to the 17th centuries, including the Civil...
Welsh Soldiers in the Later Middle Ages, 1282–1422, by Adam …
2017年8月23日 · Adam Chapman’s book explores the role of Welsh soldiers in Plantagenet armies between Edward I’s conquest of Wales and Henry V’s Normandy campaigns. It was published, fortuitously perhaps, in a year in which those latter campaigns received enormous attention on account of the anniversary of the battle of Agincourt.
Welsh Soldiers in the Later Middle Ages, 1282-1422 on JSTOR
Undoubtedly, the Welsh were well known as soldiers to the kings and barons of England by the twelfth century. Writing towards the end of that century, Gerald of Wales noted that archery was a particular specialism of the men of Gwent, though it was not confined to that area nor...
Welsh Soldiers in the Later Middle Ages, 1282–1422
The military importance of Wales and its March changed markedly between the late thirteenth century and the early years of the fifteenth century. Welsh soldiers served every English king in this period but did so in ways that followed the needs of England.
Welsh Soldiers in the Later Middle Ages, 1282–1422, by Adam …
2017年8月23日 · The first section offers a chronological account of Welsh involvement in English expeditions within Britain and overseas from 1282 until 1422; the second, shorter part (pp. 153–226) examines the changing character of military society in Wales over the same period.