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From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618

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.

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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
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Of Kerns and Gallowglasses

Irish Armies of the 16th Century 1487-1587
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #24

Robert Gresh

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

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Sweden's War in Muscovy 1609-1617 : The Relief of Moscow and Conquest of Novgorod
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Sweden's War in Muscovy 1609-1617

The Relief of Moscow and Conquest of Novgorod
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #23

Michael Fredholm von Essen

392 pages 157 b/w photos & illustrations, 12 colour plates, 12 b/w maps, 13 tables

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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
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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

Jonathan Davies

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
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The Battle of Castillon 1453

The Death Knell for English France
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #21

Peter Hoskins

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
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HOJO

Samurai Warlords 1487-1590
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #20

Stephen Turnbull

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
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The Kalmar War 1611-1613

Gustavus Adolphus's First War
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #19

Michael Fredholm von Essen

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
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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

Jonathan Davies

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
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The German Peasants' War 1524-26

From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #17

Douglas Miller

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
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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

Jenn Scott

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
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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

Simon Miller, Massimo Predonzani

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
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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

Jonathan Davies

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
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On the Borderlands of Great Empires

Transylvanian Armies 1541-1613
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #12

Dr Florin Nicolae Ardelean

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
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The Italian Wars Volume 3

Francis I and the Battle of Pavia 1525
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #11

Vincenzo Alberici, Massimo Predonzani

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
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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

T J O’Brien de Clare

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
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The Onin War 1467-77

A Turning Point in Samurai History
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #9

Stephen Turnbull

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
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The Ethiopian-Adal War 1529-1543

The Conquest of Abyssinia
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #8

Jeffrey M. Shaw

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
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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

Jonathan Davies

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
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The Italian Wars Volume 2

Agnadello 1509, Ravenna 1512, Marignano 1515
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #6

Vincenzo Alberici, Massimo Predonzani, Rachele Tiso

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
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The Commotion Time

Tudor Rebellion in the West, 1549
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #5

E.T. Fox

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
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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

Massimo Predonzani, Vincenzo Alberici, Rachele Tiso

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
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The Army of the Swabian League 1525

From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #3

Douglas Miller

104 pages 45 b/w ills & maps

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Tanaka 1587 : Japan's Greatest Unknown Samurai Battle
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Tanaka 1587

Japan's Greatest Unknown Samurai Battle
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #2

Stephen Turnbull

128 pages 55 b/w photos/ills, 3 maps, 8 colour plates

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Richard III and the Battle of Bosworth
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Richard III and the Battle of Bosworth

From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 #1

Mike Ingram

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
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A Mighty Fortress of God

The Siege of Münster 1534-5
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618

Douglas Miller

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

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Elephants and Gunpowder : Southeast Asian Warfare 1380-1700
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Elephants and Gunpowder

Southeast Asian Warfare 1380-1700
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618

Stephen Turnbull

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

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John Hunyadi and the Late Crusade : A Transylvanian Warlord against the Crescent
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John Hunyadi and the Late Crusade

A Transylvanian Warlord against the Crescent
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618

Andrei Pogăciaș

192 pages 20 photos, maps, colour plate section

Not yet published - in Spring 2024 list

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The Italian Wars Volume 5 : The Franco-Spanish War in Southern Italy 1502-1504
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The Italian Wars Volume 5

The Franco-Spanish War in Southern Italy 1502-1504
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618

Massimo Predonzani

136 pages 8 colour illustrations, 30-40 b/w illustrations & maps

Not yet published - in Spring 2024 list

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The Nine Years War-1593 to 1603 Volume 1 : The ascendancy of Irish arms and the road to Yellow Ford, 1593-1598
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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

James O'Neil

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

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The Sieges of Rhodes 1480 and 1522
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The Sieges of Rhodes 1480 and 1522

From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618

Jonathan Davies

304 pages 20 b/w illustrations, 104 colour photos, 20 maps, 2 tables

Not yet published - in Spring 2024 list

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The Swabian War of 1499 : A Contest Between Two early Tactical Infantries
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The Swabian War of 1499

A Contest Between Two early Tactical Infantries
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618

Albert Winkler

108 pages 40 b/w illustrations, 5pp colour plates, 5 b/w maps, 3 colour maps

Not yet published - in Autumn 2024 list

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