The causes and effects of medieval war

[RK9ify 86]

Hey guys!

So, in my History course, one of my 'World History' topics is "The causes and effects of medieval war" and the IB board doesn't have a book for this topic so I was hoping that some of the history buffs here could recommend a book that I could use. These are the guidelines for the topic:

Topic	Prescribed content
Types and causes of conflicts	Dynastic, territorial and religious disputes  Economic causes, competition for resources  Ideological and political causes  Religious causes  Long-term, short-term and immediate causes
Course/practices	Role and significance of leaders  Raising armies: knighthood, military service and mercenaries; taxation  Logistics, tactics and organization of warfare  Women and war
Effects	Conquest, boundary and dynastic changes  Treaties and truces  Political repercussions  Economic, social, religious and cultural changes  Demographic changes and population movements

 

Suggested examples

Please note that the examples provided here are suggestions only. Teachers are free to use examples from this list or any other appropriate examples, depending on the particular needs and interests of the teacher and students.

Examples of wars: Norman conquest of England (1066); England and France at war (1154–1204); The Hundred Years’ War (1337–1453); the Wars of the Roses (1455–1487); the Crusades (1095–1291); Toluid Civil War 1260–1264; Great ‘Abbasid Civil War (809–813); Byzantine–Seljuq Wars (1048–1308); Byzantinian–Bulgarian Wars under Khan Krum (807–814); the Tepanec War with the Aztecs (1428– 1430)

Examples of leaders: Nur al-Din (1118–1174); Saladin (1137/1138–1193); Richard I of England (1157– 1199); Edward III of England (1312–1377); Louis VII of France (1120–1180); Charles V of France (1338– 1380); Genghis Khan (c1162–1227); Kublai Khan (1215–1294); Tamerlane (1336–1405)

 

Feel free to leave any suggestions down in the replies.

Thanks for reading this post and helping me out!

[SpiltMemes 368]

Just write 'Spanish inquisition'. Your teacher will never expect the Spanish Inquisition.

[Danny 2232]

Hope this ain't too late but I noticed you didn't have much luck. I've not done much Medieval warfare but I've just flicked through the recommended reading for my Medieval History module and there's a few that might be handy. Don't know if your institution has subscription access for the eBooks of them but hopefully you can find at least a few of them. They might be useless or they might be useful, haven't checked any out but just a few pointers anyway.

 

• Hewitt, Herbert James, The Organization of War Under Edward III, 1338-62 (Manchester, 1966) - available ACLS Humanities if you can get onto it, handy for the process of war?
• Simpkin, David The English aristocracy at war: from the Welsh wras of Edward I to the Battle of Bannockburn (Woodbridge, 2008) - on DawsonEra - maybe handy for looking at leadership, etc?
• Matthew, Donald The Norman Conquest (London, 1966), maybe good for a generic look at the example of the Norman Conquest
• E.M.C. van Houts The Norman Conquest through European Eyes (article) in The English Historical Review, Volume 110, Issue 438, pp. 832-853 - on jstor if you have access
• K.B. McFarlane, War, the Economy and Social Change: England and the Hundred Years War in Past and Present, Volume 22, Issue 2, pp. 3-18 - on jstor also, handy for effects of medieval warfare?

Like I say I've never read them so they might be totally useless but then again they might give a few ideas. The articles are fairly short so are probably the best bet instead of hunting an entire book.. Hope it helped a bit!

 

Edit: Did a bit more digging and this looks quite good for looking at the practice of medieval warfare, hopefully you can get to it. It's on as an eBook, the print book is about £70 from my uni bookshop.. Gah!

 

Keen, Maurice Hugh Medieval warfare: a history (New York, 1999)

Edited March 14, 2016 by Danny
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