2. The Impact of Victory and Defeat on the Military Orders’ Public Image

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. 1. Capturing Jerusalem: the Fāṭimid/Seljȗk, Crusader, and Ayyȗbid Fortifications, Ditches, and Military Outworks of the City 1
5. 2. The Impact of Victory and Defeat on the Military Orders’ Public Image 75
6. 3. From Hattin to La Forbie: The Military Resources and Strategy of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1187–1244 97
7. 4. Philip II’s “Eye of Command” and the Battle of Bouvines 129
8. 5. One Monarch’s Ban on Illegal Artillery and Castle Use in the Medieval Crown of Aragon and a Slowly Changing Royal Prerogative 147
9. 6. The Sack of the “City” of Limoges (1370) Reconsidered in the Light of an Unknown Letter of the Black Prince 161
10. 7. To Fight on Horse or Foot? Dismounting in the Age of Chivalry 181
11. 8. A Battle is Its Ground: Conflict Analysis and a Case Study of Agincourt, 1415 227
12. List of Contributors 259