Pen & Sword has established itself as a leading publisher of medieval military history. Battlefield guides, accounts of decisive battles and sieges, critical biographies of key commanders, and reissues of classic works of the medieval scholarship all feature in our list. And the coverage is not restricted to Britain – important books on the Crusades, the Mongols and warfare in medieval Japan are also part of our publishing programme.
Readers who have a passing interest in medieval warfare and those who have long been fascinated by the subject will all find books here that are stimulating reading.
If you wish to learn about the Plantagenets but don’t wish to get bogged down with of the historical ins and outs this is the book for you.
Each Prince has his own chapter so a good book to dip into too. Sometimes history books give you too much history. This hits the right balance between a book for the interested rather than for the academic.
NetGalley, Cath P
If you wish to learn about the Plantagenets but don’t wish to get bogged down with of the historical ins and outs this is the book for you.
Each Prince has his own chapter so a good book to dip into too. Sometimes history books give you too much history. This hits the right balance between a book for the interested rather than for the academic.
NetGalley, Cath P
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
I am the biggest history nerd to have every existed and this book just hit different. The idea that the location has never been known is something that never really clicked in my mind. I appreciated the thorough research and layout of this book. Excellent.
NetGalley, Caroline Craig David
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
I am the biggest history nerd to have every existed and this book just hit different. The idea that the location has never been known is something that never really clicked in my mind. I appreciated the thorough research and layout of this book. Excellent.
NetGalley, Caroline Craig David
This is such a fantastic book because it offers a glimpse of royal, personal and ecclesiastical seals of the kings and queens of England, Scotland and the United Kingdom. The best part of this book are the stunning, high-quality photographs so you don't have to imagine what these seals looked like. The book was published in association with the National Archives, so you can admire these beauties at home, just by looking at them! I loved it.
Read the full review [link=https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3837550684?type=review#rating_342895357]here[/link]
GoodReads, Constant Reader
This is such a fantastic book because it offers a glimpse of royal, personal and ecclesiastical seals of the kings and queens of England, Scotland and the United Kingdom. The best part of this book are the stunning, high-quality photographs so you don't have to imagine what these seals looked like. The book was published in association with the National Archives, so you can admire these beauties at home, just by looking at them! I loved it.
Read the full review [link=https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3837550684?type=review#rating_342895357]here[/link]
GoodReads, Constant Reader
I think Theotokis does an excellent job of showing the military strategies that made Bohemond such a dynamic leader. I found this account extremely fascinating and eye-opening on what one leader could do in a few decades.
NetGalley, Heidi Malagisi
I think Theotokis does an excellent job of showing the military strategies that made Bohemond such a dynamic leader. I found this account extremely fascinating and eye-opening on what one leader could do in a few decades.
NetGalley, Heidi Malagisi
I found this book to be highly educational. It covers covers pretty much everything you might ever want to know about how castles were built. The book included quite a few photographs and diagrams which I enjoyed, as well as a helpful glossary at the end.
NetGalley, Heather Russell
I found this book to be highly educational. It covers covers pretty much everything you might ever want to know about how castles were built. The book included quite a few photographs and diagrams which I enjoyed, as well as a helpful glossary at the end.
NetGalley, Heather Russell
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England's Medieval Navy 1066-1509
We are accustomed to think of England in terms of Shakespeare's 'precious stone set in a silver sea', safe behind its watery ramparts with its naval strength resisting all invaders. To the English of an earlier period – from the 8th to the 11th centuries – such a notion would have seemed ridiculous. The sea, rather than being a defensive wall,… Read more...
On the 25th October 1415 Henry Vs small and dispirited Anglo/Welsh Army destroyed a vast French Army at Azincourt. This programme looks at not just this iconic battle immortalised by Shakespeare and many other authors but the campaign that led up to this final great English victory of the 100 Years War when the Yeoman of England reigned supreme on… Read more...
On 11 July 1346 the Anglo/Welsh army of Edward III started to disembark in the bay at St Vaast in the Cotentin Peninsula. In a period of 12 months this army won 3 major battles Caen, Blanchtaque and Crecy and captured Calais, which would remain in English hands until 1558 a thorn in the side of France. This campaign was the first major chapter in the… Read more...
