Medieval Warfare Magazine

ARRAY ALL THE MEN

he defence of England by the fourteenth century rested on several key systems for its protection. These all stemmed from one central feature of medieval English life: the general levy. The basis of this system was simple. All men were required to own certain armaments and provide these and themselves to go to war to protect the kingdom. By

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