The Amateur Military Tradition, 1558-1945Manchester University Press, 1991 - 340 pages |
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... recorded in 25 English counties . Nevertheless , the increasing tensions in Europe necessitated the raising of larger numbers of men . Between 1536 and 1558 there were four major revolts , two serious invasion scares and , 18 The ...
... recorded in 25 English counties . Nevertheless , the increasing tensions in Europe necessitated the raising of larger numbers of men . Between 1536 and 1558 there were four major revolts , two serious invasion scares and , 18 The ...
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... recorded of whom 12,000 were selected for training , a further 63,000 equipped but not trained , some 3,000 told off for horse , and the remainder reserved for use as unarmed labourers or ' pioneers ' in emergencies . From 1577 training ...
... recorded of whom 12,000 were selected for training , a further 63,000 equipped but not trained , some 3,000 told off for horse , and the remainder reserved for use as unarmed labourers or ' pioneers ' in emergencies . From 1577 training ...
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... recorded of his peers gathering for their first training that ' a more motley multitude of lawless fellows was never seen in Oundle before . . . ' . 22 Similarly , it would appear that many of those enlisted in Lancashire were the ...
... recorded of his peers gathering for their first training that ' a more motley multitude of lawless fellows was never seen in Oundle before . . . ' . 22 Similarly , it would appear that many of those enlisted in Lancashire were the ...
Contents
The emergence of a constitutional force 16011745 | 31 |
Compulsion and its alternatives 17451802 | 61 |
From expediency to rationalisation 18021815 | 91 |
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