| Acknowledgements |
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| General Introduction |
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| Recommended Reading |
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Part One The Casualties of War |
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1 | (18) |
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1 On the Thuringian War (after 561) |
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2 Wulf and Eadwacer (c. 1000) |
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2 | (1) |
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3 A Crusader's Lament (1096-1300) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 Destruction from the Hundred Years War (1361) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (9) |
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5 Riddles on Armaments (c. 1000) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 Massacre at Civetot (1096) |
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6 | (5) |
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7 Battle of Waun Gaseg (c. 1410) |
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11 | (1) |
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8 Pity the Veteran Soldiers (c. 1420) |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (5) |
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9 After the Siege of Aries (507-508) |
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14 | (1) |
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10 Devastation of Villages (1215) |
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14 | (2) |
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11 Local Atrocities (1358) |
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16 | (1) |
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12 The Poor in War (1425) |
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17 | (2) |
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Part Two The Preparations for War |
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19 | (78) |
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19 | (14) |
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19 | (1) |
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13 The Just War (before 430) |
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19 | (2) |
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14 The Call to Crusade (1095) |
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21 | (3) |
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15 Take Her Husband, Please (1212) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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17 Declaration of a Truce of God (1063) |
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25 | (2) |
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18 Criticism of the Second Crusade (1149) |
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27 | (1) |
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19 Curse on Those Who Require the Making of Arms (1374) |
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28 | (1) |
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20 Wyclif against War (1375) |
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29 | (1) |
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21 End the Hundred Years War (1395) |
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30 | (3) |
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33 | (12) |
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22 Vegetius on Fortifications and Siege Preparation (c. 388) |
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33 | (4) |
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23 Rule of the Templars (1135--1165) |
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37 | (3) |
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24 Practice Archery, Not Games (1363) |
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40 | (1) |
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25 The Training of Boucicaut (1409) |
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41 | (2) |
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26 How to Conduct a Siege (c. 1425?) |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (18) |
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27 The Function of Knighthood (1159) |
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45 | (1) |
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28 The Decadence of Knights (1250) |
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45 | (1) |
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29 Becoming a Knight (1352) |
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46 | (3) |
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30 Peace-Time Jousts at Saint-Inglevert (1390) |
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49 | (12) |
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31 The Decline of Chivalry (1483-1485) |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (4) |
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32 Military Obligations of Landholders (743) |
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63 | (1) |
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33 The Saladin Tithe and Crusader Ordinances (1188) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (19) |
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67 | (1) |
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35 Renting a Suit of Armor (1248) |
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67 | (1) |
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36 The Arming of Sir Gawain (c. 1360) |
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68 | (2) |
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37 Margaret Paston to Her Husband (1449) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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38 Florentine Militia Requirements (1260) |
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71 | (1) |
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39 Provisions for the Ostend Militia (1436) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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41 Fortifications at Dara (6th century) |
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74 | (5) |
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42 Construction of Saphet Castle (c. 1263) |
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79 | (6) |
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43 A Weapons Dowry (1449) |
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85 | (1) |
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F Recruiting and Obligations |
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86 | (11) |
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44 Charlemagne's Way of Raising Troops (801-811) |
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86 | (3) |
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45 Pope Gregory Pleads for Matilda to Lead a Crusade (1074) |
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89 | (1) |
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46 Levy of Troops for the Wars in Bohemia (1422) |
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90 | (3) |
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47 Indenture of War (1415) |
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93 | (4) |
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Part Three The Waging of War |
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97 | (186) |
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97 | (11) |
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48 Barbarossa's Rules of the Army (1158) |
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97 | (2) |
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49 Spring Is for Warfare (1184-1188) |
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99 | (2) |
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50 Payment for Camp Workers (1378) |
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101 | (1) |
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51 Ordinances of a Combined Army (1385) |
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102 | (2) |
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52 Battle Plan for Agincourt (1415) |
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104 | (1) |
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53 Maintaining Discipline (1419) |
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105 | (1) |
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54 How to Attack Venice (1517) |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (24) |
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55 Accounts of the Third Crusade (mid-1190s) |
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108 | (8) |
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56 Costs of the Seventh Crusade (1256) |
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116 | (1) |
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57 Army on March and in Camp (1304) |
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117 | (4) |
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58 Itinerary of the Crecy Campaign (1346) |
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121 | (3) |
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59 Array of Verona (1386) |
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124 | (1) |
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60 Agincourt: March and Battle (1415) |
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125 | (6) |
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61 Transport of Artillery (1474) |
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131 | (1) |
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C Declaration and Oration |
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132 | (8) |
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62 Oration against the Thuringians (6th century) |
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132 | (1) |
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63 Battle of the Standard (1138) |
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133 | (1) |
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64 Declaration of War against Philip II Augustus (1212) |
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134 | (3) |
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65 A King's Challenge (1340) |
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137 | (2) |
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66 Joan of Arc's Letter to the English (1429) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (115) |
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140 | (1) |
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67 Battle of Adrianople (378) |
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140 | (5) |
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145 | (5) |
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69 Battle and Aftermath of the Catalaunian Plains (551) |
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150 | (3) |
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70 Battle of Hastings (1066) |
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153 | (7) |
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71 Battle of Hattin (1187) |
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160 | (4) |
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72 Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) |
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164 | (2) |
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73 Battle of the Golden Spurs (1302) |
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166 | (4) |
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74 Battle of Crecy (1346) |
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170 | (4) |
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75 Battle of Othee (1408) |
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174 | (3) |
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76 Battle of Barnet (1471) |
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177 | (2) |
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179 | (1) |
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179 | (7) |
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78 Landing in Egypt (1249) |
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186 | (1) |
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79 Naval Warfare between Pisa and Genoa (1284) |
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187 | (2) |
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80 Fighting the Saracens at Sea (1325-1332) |
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189 | (2) |
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81 Battle of Winchelsea (1350) |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (1) |
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82 Siege of Jerusalem (614) |
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193 | (2) |
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83 Siege of Paris (885-886) |
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195 | (2) |
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84 Siege of Thessaloniki (904) |
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197 | (9) |
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85 Fight at Finnesburh (c. 1000) |
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206 | (2) |
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86 Siege of Jerusalem: Wood and War (1099) |
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208 | (5) |
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87 Siege of Lisbon (1147) |
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213 | (4) |
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88 Siege of Orleans (1429) |
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217 | (9) |
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89 Siege of Constantinople (1453) |
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226 | (24) |
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90 Siege of Rhodes (1480) |
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250 | (5) |
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255 | (9) |
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91 Battle of Maldon (991) |
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255 | (2) |
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92 Gathering Bolts at Tournai (1340) |
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257 | (1) |
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93 Archer-Woman of Karia (1341) |
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258 | (1) |
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94 The Maid of Orleans (1429-143 1) |
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258 | (5) |
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95 The Unconquered Knight (c. 1440) |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (11) |
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96 Camp-Followers Win a Battle (1018) |
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264 | (1) |
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97 Hiring a Foreign Engineer (c. 1180) |
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265 | (2) |
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98 Slaughter of Non-combatants (1203) |
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267 | (1) |
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99 Piracy in the English Channel (c. 1250) |
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268 | (3) |
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100 Contract for Genoese Mercenaries (1337) |
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271 | (1) |
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101 Payment for Spies (1343) |
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271 | (2) |
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102 English Mercenaries in Italy (1361-1364) |
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273 | (1) |
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103 Mercenaries Disguised as Women (1388) |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (8) |
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104 Song of Hildebrand and Hadubrand (c. 800) |
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275 | (2) |
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105 Siege, Duel, and Battle at Halidon Hill (1333) |
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277 | (2) |
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106 Joust between Armies (1387) |
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279 | (4) |
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Part Four The Outcomes of War |
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283 | (72) |
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283 | (6) |
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107 Death on the Field (1289) |
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283 | (1) |
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108 Curing a Royal Head-Wound (1403) |
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284 | (1) |
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109 Cauterizing a Wound (c. 1440) |
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285 | (1) |
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110 After the Battle of Barnet (1471) |
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286 | (2) |
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111 Richard Ill's Death (1485) |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (13) |
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112 Charlemagne Defeats the Saxons (804) |
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289 | (2) |
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113 Jomsvikings Meet Their End (986) |
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291 | (6) |
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114 Aftermath of Hattin (1187) |
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297 | (2) |
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115 Execution of the Prisoners at Acre (1191) |
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299 | (2) |
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116 Execution of the Prisoners at Nicopolis (1396) |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (5) |
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117 Siege of Worcester (1139) |
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302 | (1) |
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118 Plundering Relics (1204) |
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303 | (3) |
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119 Razing Enemy Property (1403) |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (7) |
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120 Enslaving Noble Hostages (511) |
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307 | (1) |
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121 Gospel Book Ransomed from Vikings (c. 800) |
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308 | (1) |
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122 Surrender to Blanche of Navarre (1218) |
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309 | (1) |
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123 Announcement of Victory (1356) |
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310 | (3) |
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124 Ransom of a Knight (1356) |
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313 | (1) |
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314 | (15) |
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125 Mongol Devastation in Hungary (1241) |
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314 | (4) |
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126 Destruction of the Mongols (1247) |
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318 | (1) |
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127 Identifying the Dead (1346) |
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319 | (8) |
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128 Expenses for the Quartering of Hotspur (1403) |
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327 | (2) |
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329 | (14) |
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129 Two Sides of a Treaty (1245) |
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329 | (2) |
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130 The Burghers of Calais (1346) |
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331 | (3) |
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131 General Amnesty to Rebels (1411) |
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334 | (1) |
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132 After the Fall of Constantinople (1453) |
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335 | (3) |
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133 Ottoman Treaty with the Venetians (1478) |
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338 | (3) |
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134 Surrender of Rhodes to Suleyman (1522) |
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341 | (2) |
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343 | (12) |
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135 Battle of Brunanburh (c. 955) |
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343 | (2) |
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136 Lament for Jerusalem (1099) |
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345 | (1) |
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137 Defeat of Igor (1185) |
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346 | (2) |
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138 Song of the Battle of the Golden Spurs (1302) |
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348 | (4) |
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139 The Founding of Battlefield Church (1406) |
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352 | (3) |
| Sources |
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355 | (4) |
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