Medieval London's Military History

This section details some of the contributions that the city of London made to support the English crown's military campaigns.  During the late-thirteenth and fourteenth-centuries, Londoners were often called upon to contribute soldiers, ships, money and supplies for campaigns against Scotland and France.  The details of these efforts were often recorded by the city, in their Letter Books and Plea and Memoranda Rolls. 

London receives a letter reporting on the battle of Falkirk, 1298

Edward II asking for London to send soldiers to Berwick, 1314

Raising of money for London to send soldiers to Scotland, 1334

Payments of expenses for a London contingent sent to France, 1338

London recieves a letter from Edward the Black Prince, about the Battle of Poitiers, 1356

Ransom of a Burgundian knight in 1356, according to London records

London sends a letter to Edward III, relating their contributions to England's military, 1357

The city of London builds a warship in 1373 

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