Henry VIII's Military Revolution
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Henry VIII's Military Revolution

The Armies of Sixteenth-century Britain and Europe

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Henry VIII's Military Revolution

The Armies of Sixteenth-century Britain and Europe

About this book

The reign of Henry VIII saw a renascent militarism encapture England. Memories of great victories over the French remained fresh and resplendent in the psyche and pageantry of early-Tudor England, and the pursuit of glory on the battlefield and of due recognition of England as a major player in European power politics were the identifying features of Henry's reign. In an exciting new work, James Raymond traces the development of Henry's military establishment within the context of the wider European military revolution. Making use of extensive new research into the military literature of the mid-Tudor period, 'Henry VIII's Military Revolution' is able to root firmly the military theories of the time within the solid realities of Henry's army. Raymond pays particular attention to the rise of professionalism in the English military, and its adaptation to new technologies and ideas.
In this vein, the career of Sir Christopher Morris, Henry's first professional artilleryman, is explored for the first time, casting light on the experience of day-to-day life in the English army of mid-Tudor England, and challenging the established view on the development of artillery both in England and in Europe. "Henry VIII's Military Revolution" develops and expands the argument that the English Army was up-to-date with its European contemporaries, and moves the English experience away from the periphery towards the centre of the debate on the European military revolution. The militarism of Henry VIII's England is seen through new eyes in this fascinating new work.

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Information

Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Year
2007
Print ISBN
9781845112608
eBook ISBN
9780857713216
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Abbreviations
  4. Conventions
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: Henrician Military Literature: Theory and Reality
  8. Chapter 2: Gunpowder Weapons
  9. Chapter 3: Training and Discipline
  10. Chapter 4: Infantry and Cavalry: A British Art of War?
  11. Chapter 5: Levying the Army
  12. Chapter 6: A Permanent Establishment?
  13. Chapter 7: The Gunners
  14. Conclusion The Military Revolution and Tudor England
  15. Notes
  16. Bibliograhpy
  17. Index