From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618

The period 1453 to 1618 connects the High Medieval Period to the Early Modern Era. Commonly known as the Renaissance, it saw technological advances and significant social and cultural change. Catholic dominance was challenged by the rise of the new Protestant religions, and Western Europe was itself challenged by the rise of the Ottoman Empire. The New World was discovered and greater links with the East were created. This period saw the fall of Constantinople to the Turks and the last major battle of the Hundred Years’ War, both in 1453. The use of gunpowder and artillery played an ever-increasing role in war, and this was coupled with the rise of the professional soldier. The condottierri, landsknecht and janissary were all to march across the battlefields of Europe and beyond. Army organisation also changed. The mid to late 15th century still saw armies based around the ‘lance fournie’ or ‘retinue’ of the High Medieval Era, formations based around a lord and his immediate men-at-arms and other supporters. By the mid 16th century Italian officers were fielding their troops in formations known as ‘battagliones’, and by the end of the century the French term régiment was in common usage. ‘From Retinue to Regiment 1453–1618’ will examine this period in a broad sweep. It will examine the wars and battles through narrative, as well as looking at the equipment, clothing and logistics involved.

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Joseon Korea's Epic Struggle for Survival
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Imjin War 1592-98

The Siege of Florence (1529-1530)

The Nine Years War 1593-1603 Part 2

Oda Nobunaga

The Battle of Pavia 1525

The Wars of the Roses Volume 1

The English Longbow - Investigating a Myth Volume 1

Elephants and Gunpowder

The Nine Years War 1593-1603 Part 1

A Mighty Fortress of God

The Swabian War of 1499

The Sieges of Rhodes 1480 and 1522

The Italian Wars Volume 5

Of Kerns and Gallowglasses

Sweden's War in Muscovy 1609-1617

The Tudor Arte of Warre Volume 3

The Battle of Castillon 1453

HOJO

The Kalmar War 1611-1613

The Tudor Arte of Warre Volume 2

The German Peasants' War 1524-26

The Men of Warre

The Italian Wars Volume 4

The Art of Shooting Great Ordnance

On the Borderlands of Great Empires

The Italian Wars Volume 3

One Faith One Law One King

The Onin War 1467-77

The Ethiopian-Adal War 1529-1543

The Tudor Arte of Warre Volume 1

The Italian Wars Volume 2

The Commotion Time

The Italian Wars Volume 1

The Army of the Swabian League 1525

Tanaka 1587

Richard III and the Battle of Bosworth

French Armies of the Italian Wars 1490–1550

Monks, Mercenaries and Muskets

The Battle of Kinsale, 1601

The English Longbow 1485-1595 Volume 2

The Lion and the Roses

The Sack of Rome May 6, 1527

Way, Honour and Firearms

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