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Knights and Warhorses: Military Service and the English Aristocracy Under Edward III
Knights and Warhorses Military Service and the English Aristocracy Under Edward III Author:Andrew Ayton A new area of research featuring a study of mid-14th-century horse inventories for information on the identities, status and attitudes of the English aristocracy who undertook military service. Whilst exploring the potential of the full range of 14th-century military records, the author focuses in particular on the horse inventories, documents w... more »hich offer detailed lists of men-at-arms and their appraised war-horses. The inventories are primarily of value as a guide to the owner's social and military status, from wealthy earls to humble esquires. Dr Ayton is primarily concerned with the inventories and related records for Edward III's reign, a period which witnessed significant changes in the organization of the English fighting machine.« less