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Shipping the medieval military: English maritime logistics in the fourteenth century
No full textDuring the fourteenth century England was scarred by famine, plague and warfare. Through such disasters, however, emerged great feats of human endurance. Not only did the English population recover from starvation and disease but thousands of the kingdom's subjects went on to defeat the Scots and the French in several notable battles. Victories such as Halidon Hill, Neville's Cross, Crécy and Poitiers not only helped to recover the pride of the English chivalrous class but also secured the reputation of Edward III and the Black Prince.Yet what has been underemphasized in this historical narrative is the role played by men of more humble origins, none more so than the medieval mariner. This is unfortunate because during the fourteenth century the manpower and ships provided by the English merchant fleet underpinned every military expedition. The aim of this book is to address this gap. Its fresh approach to the sources allows the enormous contribution of the English merchant fleet to the wars conducted by Edward II and Edward III to be revealed; the author also explores the complex administrative process of raising a fleet and provides career profiles for many mariners, examining the familial relationships that existed in port communities and the shipping resources of English ports
The experiences of community workers and other professionals using restorative approaches in Kingston-upon-Hull
No full textRestorative justice processes are increasingly advocated as methods that can be implemented to improve community development. Considering this expansion it is remarkable that little research has been undertaken on how professionals who work in community settings experience using restorative approaches. This article aims to describe the experiences of community workers, police of?cers, children’s homes staff, family group conference conveners and teachers as they use restorative approaches across the city of Hull. It concludes that to improve communitydevelopment through restorative approaches three pathways should be followed. These pathways centre on using small-scale restorative processes within schools, workplaces and neighbourhood
Medieval and Tudor Ships
No full textA free to access searchable database of c.53,000 ship-voyages from over 600 English, Welsh and Channel Islands ports, c.1400-c.1580; including interactive port and trade route maps. </span
The age of discovery: reasons, problems and impacts
No full textThis article investigates the beginnings of the Age of Discovery and its impacts, both on the exploring powers and the populations they encountere
The merchant fleet and maritime community of Kent, 1580-1630
No full textThis chapter analyses the size and geographical distribution of Kent's merchant fleet, noting key moments of change. It also examines the size of Kent's maritime community, their career patterns, the ages of those working aboard ships, and their social and economic lives
The Cinque Ports in the wars of Edward II and Edward III: new methodologies and shipping estimates
No full textEngland's relationship with the sea in the later Middle Ages has been unjustly neglected, a gap which this volume seeks to fill. The physical fact of the kingdom's insularity made the seas around England fundamentally important to its development within the British Isles and in relation to mainland Europe. At times they acted as barriers; but they also, and more often, served as highways of exchange, transport and communication, and it is this aspect which the essays collected here emphasise. Mindful that the exploitation of the sea required specialist technology and personnel, and that England's maritime frontiers raised serious issues of jurisdiction, security, and international diplomacy, the chapters explore several key roles performed by the sea during the period c.1200-c.1500. Foremost among them is war: the infrastructure, logistics, politics, and personnel of English seaborne expeditions are assessed, most notably for the period of the Hundred Years War. What emerges from this is a demonstration of the sophisticated, but not infallible, methods of raising and using ships, men and material for war in a period before England possessed a permanent navy. The second major facet of England's relationship with the sea was the generation of wealth: this is addressed in its own right and as an intrinsic aspect of warfare and piracy
Henry V and the crossing to France: reconstructing naval operations for the Agincourt campaign, 1415
Full text linkThe Battle of Agincourt, 1415, has attracted much attention from scholars. Yet much of the academic focus in this phase of the Hundred Years War centres on the English king, the army, the battle and its aftermath. Much less research has been carried out on the maritime logistics that underpinned Henry V’s invasion of France. This article seeks to address this lacuna by focusing on three key areas of the naval operations in 1415. Firstly, it will assess the numbers of foreign ships that participated in the crossing. Secondly, it will reconstruct the process of gathering English ships. Finally, it will analyse the naval patrols put to sea over 1414 and 1415 which were designed to protect the gathering transport armada
Naval service and the Cinque Ports, 1322-1453
No full textThis chapter takes the Cinque Ports as a case study to argue that the naval dimension of the Hundred Years War has been misunderstood by historians. In particular it argues for a need to re-think the way the Hundred Years War was fought after 1369
Shipping, mariners and ports in fourteenth-century England
No full textA database of 10,289 records concerning voyages made by English ships and mariners during the fourteenths century. Compiled during an ESRC-funded project based at the University of Hull (Shipping, mariners and port communities in fourteenth-century England; RES-000-22-4127
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