Rebellion and warfare in the Tudor state : military organisation, weaponry, and field tactics in mid-sixteenth century England
This thesis investigates the battles associated with rebellion in the Tudor state between 1549 and 1554, considering these actions as case studies for English warfare, rather than as internal policing operations. Evaluating such engagements in this fashion broadens the currently limited sample of battles fought in the sixteenth-century British Isles and provides an opportunity to assess the organisation, weaponry, and tactics of Tudor armies in the field. The thesis also makes use of methodologies of terrain reconstruction to ascertain the historic landscape in which these encounters occurred, building up a picture of their battlefield environment from cartographic and narrative source material. These reconstructions are then used to undertake detailed analysis of individual battles, beyond that which can be attempted using purely written accounts, discerning how opposing forces deployed and manoeuvred within the terrain. The first half of the thesis explores Englandâs available military resources, in terms of personnel and armaments, and establishes the way in which these assets were typically employed in battle. This forms a vital precursor to the case studies of subsequent chapters, illustrating the sources
Hodgkins, Alexander James
Rebellion and warfare in the Tudor state : military organisation, weaponry, and field tactics in mid-sixteenth century England. This thesis investigates the battles associated with rebellion in the Tudor state between 1549 and 1554, considering these actions as case studies for English warfare, rather than as internal policing operations. Evaluating such engagements in this fashion broadens the currently limited sample of battles fought in the sixteenth-century British Isles and provides an opportunity to assess the organisation, weaponry, and tactics of Tudor armies in the field. The thesis also makes use of methodologies of terrain reconstruction to ascertain the historic landscape in which these encounters occurred, building up a picture of their battlefield environment from cartographic and narrative source material. These reconstructions are then used to undertake detailed analysis of individual battles, beyond that which can be attempted using purely written accounts, discerning how opposing forces deployed and manoeuvred within the terrain. The first half of the thesis explores Englandâs available military resources, in terms of personnel and armaments, and establishes the way in which these assets were typically employed in battle. This forms a vital precursor to the case studies of subsequent chapters, illustrating the sources
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