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The Frisian Popular Militias between 1480 and 1560 (Hardcover)
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The Frisian Popular Militias between 1480 and 1560 (Hardcover)
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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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