Battle and Bloodshed : The Medieval World at War ISBN: 9781443857376 Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Cambridge Scholars Publishing Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time Subjects: History; Military Science;
This collection of articles is the result of an interdisciplinary Medieval Studies conference held at the University of Sheffield in 2009. Brutality and aggression were a stark reality of everyday life in the Middle Ages; from individual rebellions through family feuds to epic wars, a history of medieval warfare could easily be read as a history of medieval violence. This volume goes beyond such an analysis by illustrating just how pervasive the nature of war could be, influencing not only me...