First comprehensive study of English artillery in the late Middle Ages, bringing out its full impact on areas beyond the military. One of the most important tec

War was epidemic in the late Middle Ages. It affected every land and all peoples from Scotland and Scandinavia in the north to the southern Mediterranean Sea co

This fascinating study of medieval warfare examines the vital role of castles during the English civil wars of the 15th century. The Wars of the Roses comprise

The story of the science, the technology, the politics and the military applications of saltpeter - the vital but mysterious substance that governments from the

The first full edition and English translation of the RA I.34 Firework Book. Produced from the early fifteenth century onwards, Firework Books are, broadly spea