Mercenaries in Medieval and Renaissance Europe

Mercenaries in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Author: Hunt Janin
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 1476612072


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In medieval and Renaissance Europe, mercenaries--professional soldiers who fought for money or other rewards--played violent, colorful, international roles in warfare, but they have received relatively little scholarly attention. In this book a large number of vignettes portray their activities in Western Europe over a period of nearly 900 years, from the Merovingian mercenaries of 752 through the Thirty Years' War, which ended in 1648. Intended as an introduction to the subject and drawing heavily on contemporary first-person accounts, the book creates a vivid but balanced mosaic of the many thousands of mercenaries who were hired to fight for various employers.


Mercenaries in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Language: en
Pages: 219
Authors: Hunt Janin
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-01-10 - Publisher: McFarland

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In medieval and Renaissance Europe, mercenaries--professional soldiers who fought for money or other rewards--played violent, colorful, international roles in w
Medieval Mercenaries
Language: en
Pages: 286
Authors: William Urban
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-30 - Publisher: Pen and Sword

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The Middle Ages were a turbulent and violent time, when the fate of nations was most often decided on the battlefield, and strength of arms was key to acquiring
Medieval Mercenaries
Language: en
Pages: 286
Authors: William Urban
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-30 - Publisher: Pen and Sword

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The Middle Ages were a turbulent and violent time, when the fate of nations was most often decided on the battlefield, and strength of arms was key to acquiring
Medieval Mercenaries
Language: en
Pages: 304
Authors: William L. Urban
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal

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The Middle Ages were a turbulent and violent time, when the fate of nations was most often decided on the battlefield, and strength of arms was key to acquiring
Medieval Mercenaries, The Great Companies
Language: en
Pages: 404
Authors: Kenneth Fowler
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-02-08 - Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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This is the first book devoted exclusively to the history of 'The Great Companies', an assembly of mercenaries drawn from different European countries who came