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 condotierri, 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.
Contacts
Series Editor : Charles Singleton
Submissions
The publishers would be pleased to receive submissions for this series. Please contact the series editor(s) above, or in writing to Helion & Company, Unit 8, Amherst Business Centre, Budbrooke Road, Warwick CV34 5WE.
Of Kerns and Gallowglasses
Irish Armies of the 16th Century 1487-1587
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #24
248 pages 120 b/w illustrations, 8 b/w photos, 16pp colour plates, 2 colour maps, 2 figures, 26 tables
Not yet published - in Spring 2024 list
Sweden's War in Muscovy 1609-1617
The Relief of Moscow and Conquest of Novgorod
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #23
392 pages 157 b/w photos & illustrations, 12 colour plates, 12 b/w maps, 13 tables
Paperback £35.00
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The Tudor Arte of Warre Volume 3
The conduct of war in the reign of Elizabeth I 1558-1603: The Elizabethan Army
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #22
366 pages 84 b/w illustrations & photos, 8 colour plates, 11 tables
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The Battle of Castillon 1453
The Death Knell for English France
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #21
134 pages 28 b/w photos, 1 b/w illustration, 8pp colour plates, 8 b/w maps
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HOJO
Samurai Warlords 1487-1590
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #20
170 pages 47 b/w illustrations, 23 b/w photos, 15 colour illustrations, 5 colour photos, 3 maps
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The Kalmar War 1611-1613
Gustavus Adolphus's First War
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #19
332 pages 48 b/w photos, 80 b/w illustrations, 26 pages colour plates & photos, 12 b/w maps, 18 tables
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The Tudor Arte of Warre Volume 2
The conduct of war in the reign of Elizabeth I, 1558–1603: Diplomacy, Strategy, Campaigns and Battles
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #18
310 pages 31 b/w illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, 9 colour photos, 22 maps, 1 table
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The German Peasants' War 1524-26
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #17
206 pages 67 b/w illustrations, 19 b/w photos, 29 colour illustrations, 20 maps
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The Men of Warre
The clothes, weapons and accoutrements of the Scots at war 1460-1600
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #16
122 pages 14 b/w photos, 8 colour illustrations
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The Italian Wars Volume 4
The Battle of Ceresole 1544 - The Crushing Defeat of the Imperial Army
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #15
126 pages 21 b/w ills, 8 pages colour plates, 6 b/w maps
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The Art of Shooting Great Ordnance
A History of the Development, Manufacture and Use of Artillery, 1494-1628
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #14
310 pages 124 b/w ills, 39 b/w photos, 9 colour ills, 15 colour photos, 37 tables
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On the Borderlands of Great Empires
Transylvanian Armies 1541-1613
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #12
122 pages 19 b/w ills, 8 colour plates, 5 maps, 1 table
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The Italian Wars Volume 3
Francis I and the Battle of Pavia 1525
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #11
130 pages 20 b/w ills, 9 maps, 8 pages colour plates
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One Faith One Law One King
French Armies of the Wars of Religion 1562-1598
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #10
198 pages 58 b/w illustrations, 10 b/w maps, 8pp colour plates, 5 tables
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The Onin War 1467-77
A Turning Point in Samurai History
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #9
128 pages 63 b/w ills, 16 colour ills, 4 maps
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The Ethiopian-Adal War 1529-1543
The Conquest of Abyssinia
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #8
146 pages 24 b/w photos & illustrations, 13 b/w maps
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The Tudor Arte of Warre Volume 1
The Conduct of War from Henry VII to Mary I, 1485-1558
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #7
442 pages 94 b/w illustrations, 16 pages colour plates, 17 b/w maps, numerous tables
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The Italian Wars Volume 2
Agnadello 1509, Ravenna 1512, Marignano 1515
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #6
158 pages 41 b/w illustrations, 8 pages colour artwork, 7 b/w maps
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The Commotion Time
Tudor Rebellion in the West, 1549
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #5
230 pages 32 b/w ills & photos, 11 maps, numerous tables
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The Italian Wars Volume 1
The Expedition of Charles VIII into Italy and the Battle of Fornovo
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #4
136 pages 39 b/w ills & photos, 8 colour plates, 3 b/w maps
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The Army of the Swabian League 1525
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #3
104 pages 45 b/w ills & maps
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Tanaka 1587
Japan's Greatest Unknown Samurai Battle
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #2
128 pages 55 b/w photos/ills, 3 maps, 8 colour plates
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Richard III and the Battle of Bosworth
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #1
302 pages 68 b/w photos, 17 b/w ills, 8pp colour plates, 11 b/w maps, 2 tables
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A Mighty Fortress of God
The Siege of Münster 1534-5
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618
124 pages 31 b/w illustrations, 20 b/w photos, 8 colour photos, 8pp colour plates, 6 b/w maps, 5 colour maps
Not yet published - in Autumn 2024 list
Elephants and Gunpowder
Southeast Asian Warfare 1380-1700
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618
154 pages 70 b/w photos, 18 colour photos, 18pp colour plates, 1 colour profile, 2 b/w maps
Not yet published - in Autumn 2024 list
John Hunyadi and the Late Crusade
A Transylvanian Warlord against the Crescent
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618
192 pages 20 photos, maps, colour plate section
Not yet published - in Spring 2024 list
The Italian Wars Volume 5
The Franco-Spanish War in Southern Italy 1502-1504
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618
136 pages 8 colour illustrations, 30-40 b/w illustrations & maps
Not yet published - in Spring 2024 list
The Nine Years War-1593 to 1603 Volume 1
The ascendancy of Irish arms and the road to Yellow Ford, 1593-1598
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618
156 pages 10 b/w illustrations, 10 b/w photos, 15 colour illustrations, 10 colour photos, 5pp colour plates, 2 b/w maps, 5 colour
Not yet published - in Autumn 2024 list
The Sieges of Rhodes 1480 and 1522
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618
304 pages 20 b/w illustrations, 104 colour photos, 20 maps, 2 tables
Not yet published - in Spring 2024 list
The Swabian War of 1499
A Contest Between Two early Tactical Infantries
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618
108 pages 40 b/w illustrations, 5pp colour plates, 5 b/w maps, 3 colour maps
Not yet published - in Autumn 2024 list