Alex’s Reviews > The Hundred Years War: England and France at War, c.1300-c.1450 > Status Update
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"What emerges from recent study of this important period is that war was increasingly coming to be seen as an instrument of state, to be organised by the king for the common good of his people and country. Gradually the idea of serving the king in his wars was being replaced by the need to serve the res publica, a less particular and more all-embracing higher good."
Of course, taxation also increased.
— Feb 12, 2020 03:14AM
Of course, taxation also increased.
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"In the structuring characteristic of medieval society, it was possible for men to move from one grade to another, to move up and, sometimes, down. They could improve their social and material standing in society through, for instance, education, connection and service. War was also an important way of achieving social distinction and advancement."
— Feb 26, 2020 04:50AM
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John Bromyard, a Dominican, wrote in 1360 that war must only be waged if the ruler can pay for it.
— Feb 25, 2020 06:13AM
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It took thirty years, from 1325 onward, for the principle that taxes are emergency measures and must be refunded if they are no longer necessary to be supplanted by the principle that taxes are general and permanent.
— Feb 25, 2020 06:08AM
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"In France the thirteenth century had witnessed a gradual advance in what was regarded as a vassal’s obligation, from defence of his lord (the king) to defence of the crown (the corona) and, by the end of the century, defence of the kingdom (the regnum)."
— Feb 25, 2020 01:18AM
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The "arriere-ban" existed only since the beginning of the 13th century, and did not have to mean military service, but could mean payment or providing tools. It also exclusively served defensive needs.
— Feb 24, 2020 09:25AM
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The Hundred Years War was waged by volunteer armies on land (sailors were conscripted). After 1385, armies obliged to go to war to fulfill their feudal obligations were a thing of the past.
— Feb 24, 2020 09:20AM
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"Payment was never made for a vessel taken from its owner for royal service; nor was compensation for loss of a ship, or even damage to its equipment, normally given. In brief, requisitioning was unpopular, not least since it was often carried out in the period between spring and autumn when trading and fishing conditions might normally be expected to be better than at other times of the year."
— Feb 24, 2020 09:07AM
