Anglo-Norman Warfare Articles by John Gillingham

John Gillingham was a formerly a professor of medieval history at the London School of Economics.  He now serves as the Director of that annual Battle Conference on Anglo-Norman Studies, and editor of its conference proceedings, which is published as Anglo-Norman Studies.  He has written numerous books and articles covering many aspects of English medieval history, including:

Richard the Lionheart (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1978)

The Wars of the Roses : peace and conflict in fifteenth-century England (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1981)

The Angevin empire (E. Arnold, 1984)

Richard Coeur de Lion : kingship, chivalry and war in the twelfth century (Hambledon Press, 1994)

The English in the twelfth century : imperialism, national identity, and political values (Boydell and Brewer, 2000)

The following three articles by John Gillingham are considered to be among the most important in the field of medieval warfare:

Gillingham, John, Richard I and the Science of Warfare - from War and Government: Essays in Honour of J.O. Prestwich (1984) - (PDF file)

Gillingham, John, War and Chivalry in the History of William the Marshall - from Thirteenth Century England v.2 (1988) - (PDF file)

Gillingham, John, William the Bastard at War - from Studies in Medieval History Presented to R. Allen Brown (1989)  - (PDF file)

We thank Professor Gillingham for his permission to republish these articles. All three of these articles can be found in Anglo-Norman Warfare: Studies in Late Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman Military Organization and Warfare, edited by Matthew Strickland, which is published by Boydell & Brewer.

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