Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. 1. The Battle of Firāḍ: The Day on Which Khālid b. al-Walīd Did [Not] Defeat Both Byzantines and Persians1 1
5. 2. A Mislocated Battlefield? Battle Flats: The Battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066 21
6. 3. The Frankish Campaign of 1133–1134 in Northern Syria and the Battle of Qinnasrīn 43
7. 4. Bella plus quam civilia? The Place of Battle in the Context of Civil War under the Anglo-Norman and Angevin Kings, c. 1100–c. 1217 57
8. 5. Edward I’s War on the Continent, 1297–1298: A New Appraisal 77
9. 6. The Earliest European Recipes for “Powder for Guns” (1336 and 1338–c. 1350) 119
10. 7. Bellicose Rhetoric: The Memorable War Speeches of One Aragonese Royal Couple 127
11. 8. Coureurs and Their Role in Late Medieval Warfare1 147
12. Contributors 191