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ISBN: 1782049533 1783271760 Year: 2017 Publisher: Suffolk : Boydell & Brewer,
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Joan Plantagenet (1328 - 1385), acclaimed in her youth as the "Fair Maid of Kent", became notorious for making both a clandestine and a bigamous marriage in her teens and, in her thirties, a scandalous marriage to her kinsman, Edward III's son and heir, Edward of Woodstock, the Black Prince. Despite these transgressions, she later became one of the most influential people in the realm and a highlyrespected source of stability. Her life provides a distinctive perspective of a noblewoman at the heart of affairs in fourteenth-century England, a period when the Crown, despite enjoying some striking triumphs, also faced a series of political and social crises which shook conventional expectations. Furthermore, her life adds depth to our understanding of a time when marriage began to be regarded not just as a dynastic arrangement but a contract freely entered into by a couple.
This accessibly written account of her life sets her in the full context of her world, and vividly portrays aspirited medieval woman who was determined to be mistress of her fate and to make a mark in challenging times.
Princesses --- Royalty --- Courts and courtiers --- Joan, --- Fair Maid of Kent, --- Salisbury, Joan, --- Kent, Joan, --- Plantagenet, Joan, --- Great Britain --- History --- Biography. --- Black Prince. --- Edward of Woodstock. --- Feminism. --- Fourteenth-century England. --- Gender history. --- Gender politics. --- Joan Plantagenet. --- Kent. --- Medieval female. --- Medieval marriage. --- Medieval royalty. --- Medieval. --- Middle Age. --- Richard II. --- Women's studies.
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ISBN: 9781783273560 9781787443129 1787443124 1783273569 Year: 2018 Publisher: Woodbridge Rochester, NY The Boydell Press
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On 19 September 1356 Edward of Woodstock, known as the Black Prince, and his Anglo-Gascon army defeated Jean II of France at the Battle of Poitiers. The victory was the culmination of an expedition which had begun in England in 1355, and saw the successful undertaking of the so-called "grande chevauchee" - which depended on a system of purveyance and recruitment in England, in addition to an efficient supply train which accompanied the army. This book examines in detail the efficient and effective logistics that drove that success; it also shows the powerful connection between tactics and strategy on the one hand, and geography, human topography, and the need for food, water and rest, on the other.
Raids (Military science) --- Opérations militaires --- Military manoeuvres --- Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453 --- Guerre de Cent Ans (1337-1453) --- Poitiers, Battle of, France, 1356. --- Bataille de Poitiers (1356) --- Campaigns --- Campagnes et batailles --- Edward, --- Édouard --- Jean --- France --- History --- Logistics --- Logistics. --- Military art and science --- Poitiers, Battle of, 1356 --- Woodstock, Edward of, --- Black Prince, --- Anglo-Gascon army. --- Battle of Poitiers. --- Black Prince. --- Edward of Woodstock. --- Hundred Years War. --- efficiency. --- efficient supply train. --- food. --- geography. --- historical analysis. --- human topography. --- logistics. --- military history. --- military tactics. --- rest. --- strategy. --- tactics. --- water. --- Opérations militaires --- Édouard
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