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Medieval History

Pre WWI

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.

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[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant book, very interesting reading and opens eyes to the past. If wasn't for these people our lives wouldn't be as they are now They shown anything is possible.
NetGalley, Karen Bull

"I would recommend this book to historians studying the Plantagenet period. Little is written about Edmund, so this book adds greatly to the knowledge of the period and the people around Edward l."
Alison Wall, Local history/ nursing and public health groups

[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars An excellent and detailed treatise on the history of medieval crossbows, with many references. Before reading the book, I was unaware that comparatively few crossbows have survived through to the present time, and that only a few eyewitness accounts mention the specific use of crossbows in battles. The author gives fascinating details of the development of crossbow technology across the centuries until they were gradually superseded by firearms. Some of the earlier versions were adapted to fire stones or lead balls. by the means of a small pouch. These were more suited to hunting than battle. It is interesting to note that medieval armies often mixed longbow archers with crossbowmen in the same unit, with sometimes quite impressive results. The crossbowmen certainly deserved their enhanced pay, crossbows were very expensive to purchase and difficult to maintain compared to a bow. I can thoroughly recommend this book to military buffs and historians.
NetGalley, Peter Coxall

[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars This book was very insightful and enlightening considering which I really enjoyed reading. I'd definitely recommend this book to the historians or lover of history wanting to know more about the War of Roses.
NetGalley, Dee A.

[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars It’s a great, well researched, and interesting look into the lives of women who helped direct to course of Europe.
NetGalley, Caroline Palmer

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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...

100 Years War: Agincourt 1415

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...

100 Years War: Crecy 1346

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...

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England's Medieval Navy 1066-1509

100 Years War: Agincourt 1415

100 Years War: Crecy 1346