Welsh Soldiers in the Later Middle Ages, 1282-1422

Examines the role of Welsh soldiers in English armies, from the conquests under Edward I through to the Battle of Agincourt. Not only the leaders but the entire nation are trained in war. Sound the trumpet for battle and the peasant will rush from his plough to pick up his weapons as quickly as the courtier from the court. So wrote Gerald of Wales atthe end of the twelfth century; and war continued to define the experiences of Welshmen in the succeeding years. This book explores the role of the