Medieval England, Volume 1Austin Lane Poole Clarendon Press, 1958 - 661 pages Volume 1 looks at the English countryside, domestic and military architecture, warefare, shipping, communications, towns & trade, coinage, clothing, arms & armor, and heraldry. |
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... middle ages . All men between the ages of fifteen and sixty were liable to serve and , as in the days of Henry II , the more prosperous members of the community were required to maintain equipment in the king's service . The Act of 4 ...
... middle ages . All men between the ages of fifteen and sixty were liable to serve and , as in the days of Henry II , the more prosperous members of the community were required to maintain equipment in the king's service . The Act of 4 ...
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... ages The early Tudor kings had the vision to recognize the country's need of ships for both war and trade and to realize that the two interests must serve each other . In the middle the necessities of war were ... Middle Ages SHIPPING 193.
... ages The early Tudor kings had the vision to recognize the country's need of ships for both war and trade and to realize that the two interests must serve each other . In the middle the necessities of war were ... Middle Ages SHIPPING 193.
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... middle ages the queen of weapons was the sword . Its invention in early times came comparatively late , but its value as a thrusting and striking weapon with both point and edge was enhanced by great improvements in the working of ...
... middle ages the queen of weapons was the sword . Its invention in early times came comparatively late , but its value as a thrusting and striking weapon with both point and edge was enhanced by great improvements in the working of ...
Contents
in Economic History in the University of Oxford | 1 |
land and Fen 1417 4 The Moorlands 1819 5 The Monastic | 7 |
DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE AND TOWNPLAN | 37 |
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