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Chargement... Tudor Knight (2008)par Christopher Gravett
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Appartient à la sérieOsprey Warrior (104)
Osprey's study of the knight during the Tudor period (1485-1603). The Tudor knight was the first line of defence employed by monarchs from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I, the last of a long tradition of knighthood dating back to the 11th century. Knighthood during the Tudor era saw reforms in recruitment, appearance, and most radically in training and equipment. This book details those changes, profiling the knight's appearance and dress, life on campaign, and experience of battle in France,Scotland and Ireland. It also explores the concept of chivalry, as sensationally enacted by Henry VIII and Francis I of France at the celebrated Field of Cloth of Gold near Calais, in 1520. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Thus, the author mostly showcases the Tower of London collection of courtly display armor. These suits of armor, however, had no use in actual warfare: Like tuned sports cars hardly show up in regular traffic, the primary purpose of these (highly impractical) suits was to impress the ladies and peers. The author seems at times to be aware of this, e.g. when he notes that one set of horse armor is designed for a regular horse instead of a warhorse - without mentioning that in an actual battle situation, the regular horse would collapse under the armor's weight in no time. Unfortunately, many museums and collections fool their audiences and present these display pieces as examples of warfare. (The same is the case with most samurai armor.)
The text is fine as long as art objects are referred to. As soon as he touches military history, mistakes slip in. One example. He wonders why one gentleman chose to hold a pistol in a painting, when he never would have held a crossbow. The answer is easy, if one knows anything about that period's warfare. The pistol was the main weapon of the Reiter, armored cavalry, used in the Caracole. Furthermore, the crossbow was a specialist's weapon, requiring intensive training. Because Osprey eschews the safety net of citations, crashes tend to be especially painful. Overall, a weaker title in the Osprey series. Readers interested in the subject are better off looking for an exhibition catalogue of say the Tower of London with more sumptuous illustrations. ( )