LEADER 03215nam 2200589 450 001 9910809527103321 005 20230617020505.0 010 $a1-4738-1820-6 010 $a1-78383-888-4 035 $a(CKB)2550000001314423 035 $a(EBL)1718484 035 $a(OCoLC)881887684 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001228248 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11700090 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001228248 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11281430 035 $a(PQKB)10101965 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1718484 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1718484 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10884690 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL617571 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001314423 100 $a20140630h20042004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSieges of the middle ages /$fPhilip Warner 210 1$aSouth Yorkshire, England :$cPen & Sword Military Classics,$d2004. 210 4$dİ2004 215 $a1 online resource (239 p.) 225 0 $aPen & Sword military classics Sieges of the Middle Ages 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84415-215-4 311 $a1-306-86320-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. The Development of Siege Warfare Techniques""; ""3. The Castle as an Instrument of Conquest: William I and William Rufus""; ""4. The Castle as an Instrument of Government: Henry I""; ""5. 'The Nineteen long winters when God and his saints slept': Stephen and Matilda""; ""6. The Plantagenet Warriors: Henry II and Richard I""; ""7. The Small Gains and Large Losses of John""; ""8. The Long Reign of Henry III""; ""9. The Great Era of Castle-Building: Edward I"" 327 $a""10. Favourites and Foreign Wars: Edward II and Edward III""""11. Lancaster replaces Plantagenet: Richard II and Henry IV""; ""12. War in France: Henry V""; ""13. The Wars of the Roses: Henry VI, Edward IV, Edward V, and Richard III""; ""14. Conclusion""; ""Glossary""; ""Notes on Sources and Authors""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Index"" 330 $aIn the Middle Ages the castle was an important military and administrative centre, essentially utilitarian in its design and in the purposes it served. Because it played so central a role in medieval history, and because the wealth of material is so great, the author has concentrated on English seiges undertaken in the period from the Norman Conquest to the War of the Roses. This includes many dramatic actions fought on the continental dominions of the English Crown such as Chateau Gaillard and Rouen. Drawing from contemporary records and his own inpsection of sites, Philip Warner's narrative 606 $aSieges$xHistory$yTo 1500 607 $aGreat Britain$xHistory, Military$y1066-1485 615 0$aSieges$xHistory 676 $a355.440902 700 $aWarner$b Philip$f1914-2000,$0198239 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809527103321 996 $aSieges of the middle ages$94121209 997 $aUNINA