Disciplinary ordinances and military change, 1385-1585 : a comparative analysis of English army ordinances
The aim of this work is to further research into the English army through the comparison of the previously under-utilised English military ordinances. These official army documents were issued to govern the host from the fourteenth century through to the sixteenth, a period notable for the development of a royal army that was centrally controlled and well organised. The ordinances are a manifestation of these processes which have not yet received the attention they are deserving of. This thesis will focus on the ordinances of four monarchs issued between 1385-1585 â Richard II, Henry V, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I â with consideration given to the intervening sets. This work will be based on a comparative analysis, examining each clause of the ordinances to consider its military repercussions and context to the campaign: asking why it exists and what role it performs. Crucially, this thesis will not consider the clauses in isolation, but will examine their chronological progression, fully considering what clauses have changed, been added or removed, and why. I find evidence for an âinstitutional memoryâ of the clauses, showing how later sets were based on the experience of earlier ordinances. I discuss
Martinez, Andrew
Disciplinary ordinances and military change, 1385-1585 : a comparative analysis of English army ordinances. The aim of this work is to further research into the English army through the comparison of the previously under-utilised English military ordinances. These official army documents were issued to govern the host from the fourteenth century through to the sixteenth, a period notable for the development of a royal army that was centrally controlled and well organised. The ordinances are a manifestation of these processes which have not yet received the attention they are deserving of. This thesis will focus on the ordinances of four monarchs issued between 1385-1585 â Richard II, Henry V, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I â with consideration given to the intervening sets. This work will be based on a comparative analysis, examining each clause of the ordinances to consider its military repercussions and context to the campaign: asking why it exists and what role it performs. Crucially, this thesis will not consider the clauses in isolation, but will examine their chronological progression, fully considering what clauses have changed, been added or removed, and why. I find evidence for an âinstitutional memoryâ of the clauses, showing how later sets were based on the experience of earlier ordinances. I discuss
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