Name: The Frisian Popular Militias Between 1480 and 1560
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Author: Mol, Hans
ISBN: 9789463723671

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The Frisian Popular Militias Between 1480 and 1560

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Physical Book

Author

Hans Mol

Publisher

Amsterdam University Press

Language

English

Pages

242

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9789463723671

Synopsis "The Frisian Popular Militias Between 1480 and 1560"

In the late Middle Ages and early modern times, able-bodied men between sixteen and sixty years of age were called upon all over Europe to participate in raids, sieges and battles, for the defense of home and hearth. Because these men are regarded as amateurs, military historiography has paid little attention to their efforts. This book aims to change that by studying the mobilization, organization and weaponry of popular levies for a time when war was frequently waged between states in the making. Central to the book is the composition and development of the rural and urban militias in Friesland, dissected in a comparative Northwest European perspective, along with an examination of why the self-defense of the Frisians ultimately failed in their efforts to preserve their political autonomy. The main source is an extensive series of muster lists from 1552 that have survived for six cities and fourteen rural districts.

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