| Description |
1 online resource (318 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Prisoners of War in the Hundred Years War; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on currency; Abbreviations; Introduction; Prisoners and ransoms; The context of the Hundred Years War; Public versus private interests; Chapter 1 Law, ransom and the status of the prisoner of war; The law of arms; Royal ordinances of war; Honour; The law of contract; Lex talionis; Money; Conclusion; Chapter 2 Princes, masters and prisoners; The rules; The 'Scottish question': Edward III and Henry IV; Edward III and the prisoners of Neville's Cross, 1346 |
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Henry IV, Hotspur and Humbleton Hill, 1402The weight of an alliance: Charles V and Charles VII; Charles V and the Franco-Castilian alliance in 1372; Charles VII and the auld alliance, 1419-24; Henry V, a ruthless master; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Status and politics in Lancastrian Normandy; New policies for a new political order; Guerrilla warfare and the status of prisoners of war; Criminal charges against prisoners of war; Conclusion; Chapter 4 The process of ransoming (I); The lure of profits; The game of capture; Rules and circumstances; Words and deeds; The moment of truth |
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Transfer of prisonersCaptivity; Security measures; War prisons; Escapes; Conclusion; Chapter 5 The process of ransoming (II); How to estimate the value of a prisoner; Lands; Status; Functions; Reputation; Connections; Strategy and politics; Added costs; Les marz; A two-tier system; Substitutes for ransoms: rebates and exchanges of prisoners; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Merchants, banking and trade; Money-changing; Money transfer; Money-lending; Licences and safe-conducts to trade; Merchant-prisoners; Conclusion; Chapter 7 Assistance to prisoners (I); Ransom aids and French princes |
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Noble levies: Jean de Chauvigny and his subjectsRansoms and royal taxations; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Assistance to prisoners (II); An initiative of the prisoner: from petition to grant; Honourable, long and loyal service to the crown; The enquiry; Grants and grantees: a profile; The contribution; Conclusion; Chapter 9 Assistance to prisoners (III); Captains and their men; Treaties of surrender; Companions, partners and brothers-in-arms; Family support; Husband and wife; Parents and sons; Siblings; Conclusion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Explores the individual and complex experiences of captors and prisoners, and the practice of ransoming, in the Hundred Years War |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453 -- Prisoners and prisons
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HISTORY -- Europe -- General.
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Prisoners of war
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781139615761 |
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1139615769 |
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9781283870450 |
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1283870452 |
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0511820569 |
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9780511820564 |
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9781139625067 |
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1139625063 |
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9781107010949 |
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1107010942 |
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9781139612043 |
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1139612042 |
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1107529301 |
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9781107529304 |
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