All Outputs (8)

The military careerist in fourteenth-century England (2016)
Journal Article
Ayton, A. (2017). The military careerist in fourteenth-century England. Journal of Medieval History, 43(1), 4-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/03044181.2016.1236499

This article seeks to explain how it was that the careerist soldier became so prominent and ubiquitous a feature of the English military scene during the second half of the fourteenth century. Beginning with a characterisation of the military careeri... Read More about The military careerist in fourteenth-century England.

The Mariner in fourteenth-century England (2012)
Book Chapter
Lambert, C., & Ayton, A. (2012). The Mariner in fourteenth-century England. In Fourteenth Century England VII (153-176). Cambridge University Press

The Shipman is among the most colourful, and yet enigmatic, of the Canterbury pilgrims who rub shoulders in Geoffrey Chaucer's exuberantly drawn group portrait of the middling ranks of late fourteenth-century English society. The vivid character sket... Read More about The Mariner in fourteenth-century England.

Military service and the dynamics of recruitment in fourteenth-century England (2011)
Book Chapter
Ayton, A. (2011). Military service and the dynamics of recruitment in fourteenth-century England. In A. R. Bell, A. Curry, A. Chapman, A. King, & D. Simpkin (Eds.), . Boydell & Brewer

The English way of war, 1360-1399 (2011)
Thesis
Baker, G. P. The English way of war, 1360-1399. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216018

This thesis challenges the orthodox view that the years 1360 to 1399 witnessed a period of martial decline for the English. Several reasons are advanced to support this hypothesis: the problems of hindsight and perception (as in a comparison with the... Read More about The English way of war, 1360-1399.

Armies and military communities in fourteenth-century England (2009)
Book Chapter
Ayton, A. C. (2009). Armies and military communities in fourteenth-century England. In P. R. Coss, & C. Tyerman (Eds.), Soldiers, nobles and gentlemen: essays in honour of Maurice Keen (215-239). Boydell & Brewer

The fourteenth-century sheriff : English local administration in the late Middle Ages (1999)
Thesis
Gorski, R. (. C. 1. The fourteenth-century sheriff : English local administration in the late Middle Ages. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210975

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the sheriffs appointed in fourteenth-century England, the period identified by both Stubbs and Maitland as having witnessed the shrievalty's final emasculation. This thesis is not a continuation of Morris' wor... Read More about The fourteenth-century sheriff : English local administration in the late Middle Ages.

The personnel of English and Welsh castles, 1272-1422 (1999)
Thesis
Rickard, T. J. C. The personnel of English and Welsh castles, 1272-1422. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210675

If there was a castle community, then the Grays of Heton were amongst its most enthusiastic members. Three generations of the family, including the chronicler, served as constable of Norham castle (Northumberland), while his descendants owned Heaton... Read More about The personnel of English and Welsh castles, 1272-1422.

The warhorse and military service under Edward III (1990)
Thesis
Ayton, A. 1. The warhorse and military service under Edward III. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210485

[From the introduction]: There are few aspects of medieval English history as important, yet as neglected, as military service. This is not to suggest that the study of war has been eschewed by scholars of the Middle Ages, for this is very far from b... Read More about The warhorse and military service under Edward III.