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The Artillery of the Dukes of Burgundy, 1363-1477 (Hardcover)
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The Artillery of the Dukes of Burgundy, 1363-1477 (Hardcover)
Series: Armour and Weapons
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The four Valois Dukes of Burgundy created, in little more than a
century, a fabulously wealthy and independent state. Their
centralised control and chancellery have bequeathed to us a vast
treasure trove of documents, including accounts and inventories of
the Masters of the artillery under the later Dukes. Although many
of these were extracted and transcribed in the late nineteenth
century, modern historians have largely ignored their unprecedented
insights into fifteenth-century guns and their use. When Charles
the Bold, the last Valois Duke, took on the combined Swiss
confederate forces in 1476 he lost not just the battles and his
personal fortune, but much of his artillerytrain as well. Of the
dozens of cannons captured, at least 25 pieces survive in Swiss
museums. The documents that survive from the Valois state give us,
almost for the first time in medieval Europe, the ability to see
the course of history in a period when Europe was undergoing some
of the most profound changes before the 20th century. The Artillery
of the Dukes of Burgundy is the first attempt to combine all these
sources, bringing newand fresh insights into the development and
use of artillery in the fifteenth century. Moreover this is the
first modern study of medieval cannon, one of the most important
discoveries of the post-classical world. KELLY DeVRIES has authored
numerous books and articles on medieval warfare. ROBERT DOUGLAS
SMITH formerly Head of Conservation in the Royal Armouries, Tower
of London, is an acknowledged expert on medieval artillery. This
study is thefirst major fruit of their combined researches.
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