Michael Prestwich
Biographic Data
| ID | 3765845 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Prestwich |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Prestwich |
| SIGNATURE | PRESTWICH M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Durham University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 64 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 64 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1967 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Iain A. MacInnes. Scotland’s Second War of Independence, 1332–1357
There are considerable challenges in studying Anglo-Scottish warfare in the fourteenth century. Although there are contemporary English chronicles, all the Scottish accounts were written well after the events they describe. English record sources are remarkably full, but there are no contracts, payrolls, or similar documents from the Scottish side. It would not be possible to construct a large database of Scottish soldiers, as has been done for t…
Scotland, England and France after the Loss of Normandy, 1204–1296
Relations between countries in the thirteenth century involved much more than high-level diplomacy. This study by M.A. Pollock is centred on a detailed analysis of families which held land in Scotland, France and England. For example, the marriage of the Scottish king William the Lion to Ermengarde de Beaumont led to the forging of further links in succeeding generations. Ermengarde’s nephew Richard was lord of Crail in Fife as well as being vico…
War and the Making of Medieval Monastic Culture, by Katherine Allen Smith
Monastic communities were not isolated from the world around them. It is not surprising that in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, an age of war, imagery drawn from siege, campaign and battle was used to describe the inner conflicts of spiritual life. The way in which military metaphors and comparisons were drawn from biblical and patristic texts provides Katherine Allen Smith with one of her themes. Another illustrates the development of concep…
Nigel Saul. Chivalry in Medieval England
At the battle of Bannockburn in 1314, Gilbert, earl of Gloucester, chivalrously charged alone into the Scottish ranks to preserve his honor. In contrast, Bartholomew Badlesmere, one of the earl's followers, unchivalrously failed to copy his lord's example. This incident demonstrates the difficulties involved in interpreting the knightly values of the medieval period, as chivalric deeds were counterbalanced by acts of violence and cowardice. It is…
Edward I at Carlisle
Edward I’s armies
This article reassesses some of the evidence for Edward I’s armies, and suggests that the extent to which these armies anticipated the organisation and tactics used in the Hundred Years War should not be exaggerated. Cavalry numbers are hard to calculate, but historians may have underestimated the quantity of support staff. While horses were imported at the time of the Welsh wars, there is little evidence for this in Edward’s later years. Infantr…
Kriegsniederlagen im Mittelalter
In his book on military defeats in the middle ages, Martin Clauss provides a full analysis of the way in which medieval chroniclers chose to report such disasters. His study ranges across all of the medieval period, from the invasions of the Roman Empire to the end of the fifteenth century. Battles discussed include not only the familiar, such as Legnano and Agincourt, but also less well known defeats such as that of the Saxons at the hands of He…
Medieval Biography
The nature of the surviving evidence subjects biographers of medieval figures to certain difficulties. As a case in point, my biography of Edward I was more a history of the reign than a study of the king alone, though documents provided clues about his character. Although a number of biographical studies have led to significant advances in understanding the history of medieval England during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the lives of …
Soldiers, Nobles and Gentlemen
Soldiers' Lives Through History
Journal Article Soldiers’ Lives Through History: The Middle Ages Get access Soldiers’ Lives Through History: The Middle Ages, by Clifford J. Rogers ( Westport, CT: Greenwood P., 2007; pp. xxxii + 298. £37.95). Michael Prestwich Michael Prestwich University of Durham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXXIV, Issue 509, August 2009, Pages 943–944, https://doi.org/10.1093/eh…
Special Operations in the Age of Chivalry, 1100-1550
There was no medieval SAS, and no concept of ‘special forces’ existed in the medieval period. Yet there were many actions that can, with no more than a degree of anachronism, be described as ‘special operations’. The selection and use of a hit-squad at the battle of Evesham in 1265 to kill Simon de Montfort is one. The many successes of the Scots against English-held castles in the early fourteenth century can also be seen in this light. Surprise…
Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland
Journal Article Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland Get access Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland. By G. W. S. Barrow (Edinburgh: Edinburgh U.P., 2005; pp. xvi + 531. £25). Michael Prestwich Michael Prestwich University of Durham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXXII, Issue 498, September 2007, Pages 1027–1028, https://doi.org/1…
Plea Rolls of the Exchequer of the Jews
This volume is much more than a meticulously careful edition of interesting plea rolls. Its introduction contains an extremely valuable detailed discussion of the exchequer of the Jews. The functions and powers of the court are fully analysed, as is its personnel. The careers of the thirteen justices of the Jews, lay and clerical, from this period are examined in detail. Most of the clerics had experience of working in the main exchequer. Interes…
From Hastings to the 'Mary Rose
Journal Article From Hastings to the ‘Mary Rose’: The Great Warbow Get access From Hastings to the ‘Mary Rose’: The Great Warbow. By Matthew Strickland and Robert Hardy (Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2005; pp. xix + 538. £25). Michael Prestwich Michael Prestwich University of Durham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXXII, Issue 496, April 2007, Pages 469–471, https://doi.o…
The Organization of War under Edward III
Hewitt's lively and challenging book, originally published in 1966, has an honoured place in the development of medieval military history from a limited study of battles and tactics to a broader understanding of the role of warfare in society. It examined aspects which had received little consideration from more orthodox military historians, concerned as they were with battles and tactics, and comprised studies linked by the general theme of the …
Shorter notice. Hertfordshire Lay Subsidy Rolls, 1307 and 1334. J Brooker, S Flood [edd]
Journal Article Hertfordshire Lay Subsidy Rolls, 1307 and 1334. J Brooker, S Flood [edd] Get access M Prestwich M Prestwich University of Durham, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 115, Issue 461, April 2000, Page 444, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/115.461.444 Published: 01 April 2000
Shorter notice. Under the Hammer. Edward I and Scotland, 1286-1306. F Watson
Journal Article Shorter notice. Under the Hammer. Edward I and Scotland, 1286-1306. F Watson M Prestwich M Prestwich University of Durham, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 115, Issue 462, June 2000, Page 695, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/115.462.695 Published: 01 June 2000
Shorter notice. Mirror in Parchment. The Luttrell Psalter and the Making of Medieval England. Michael Camille
Journal Article Shorter notice. Mirror in Parchment. The Luttrell Psalter and the Making of Medieval England. Michael Camille Get access M Prestwich M Prestwich University of Durham, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 114, Issue 458, September 1999, Pages 955–956, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/114.458.955-a Published: 01 September 1999
Shorter Notices
SHORTER NOTICES Get access MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH University of Durham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXII, Issue 447, June 1997, Pages 721–722, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXII.447.721 Published: 01 June 1997
Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages
A history of the war experience of 13th and 14th century England. With anecdotes and illustrations, it explores how English medieval armies fought, how men were recruited, how the troops were fed, supplied and deployed, the development of weapons, and the structure of military command
Shorter Notices
Journal Article SHORTER NOTICES Get access MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH University of Durham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXI, Issue 444, November 1996, Page 1247, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXI.444.1247 Published: 01 November 1996
Shorter Notices
Journal Article SHORTER NOTICES Get access MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH University of Durham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CX, Issue 435, February 1995, Pages 163–164, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CX.435.163 Published: 01 February 1995
Shorter Notices
SHORTER NOTICES Get access MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH University of Durham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CX, Issue 437, July 1995, Pages 696–697, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CX.437.696 Published: 01 July 1995
Miles in Armis Strenuus
W ar was more important to medieval knights than to many of their historians. They have been more concerned to debate shifts in the social status and numbers of knights, than to examine their military role. Varied scenarios of knights rising in social status, gaining a more powerful political voice as they became wealthier, and of declining knights, increasingly aggrieved at their failure to maintain their position in society, have vied one with …
Shorter Notices
Journal Article Shorter Notices Get access MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH University of Durham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CVIII, Issue 426, January 1993, Pages 173–174, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CVIII.426.173 Published: 01 January 1993
Wage Labor and Guilds in Medieval Europe
Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages
A history of the war experience of 13th and 14th century England. With anecdotes and illustrations, it explores how English medieval armies fought, how men were recruited, how the troops were fed, supplied and deployed, the development of weapons, and the structure of military command
Early Fourteenth-Century Exchange Rates
Victualling estimates for English garrisons in Scotland during the early fourteenth century
Journal Article Victualling estimates for English garrisons in Scotland during the early fourteenth century Get access MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH Christ ChurchOxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXII, Issue CCCXXIV, July 1967, Pages 536–543, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXII.CCCXXIV.536 Published: 01 July 1967
Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland
Journal Article Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland Get access Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland. By G. W. S. Barrow (Edinburgh: Edinburgh U.P., 2005; pp. xvi + 531. £25). Michael Prestwich Michael Prestwich University of Durham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXXII, Issue 498, September 2007, Pages 1027–1028, https://doi.org/1…
Edward I's Monetary Policies and Their Consequences
Medieval Biography
The nature of the surviving evidence subjects biographers of medieval figures to certain difficulties. As a case in point, my biography of Edward I was more a history of the reign than a study of the king alone, though documents provided clues about his character. Although a number of biographical studies have led to significant advances in understanding the history of medieval England during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the lives of …
Plea Rolls of the Exchequer of the Jews
This volume is much more than a meticulously careful edition of interesting plea rolls. Its introduction contains an extremely valuable detailed discussion of the exchequer of the Jews. The functions and powers of the court are fully analysed, as is its personnel. The careers of the thirteen justices of the Jews, lay and clerical, from this period are examined in detail. Most of the clerics had experience of working in the main exchequer. Interes…
From Hastings to the 'Mary Rose
Journal Article From Hastings to the ‘Mary Rose’: The Great Warbow Get access From Hastings to the ‘Mary Rose’: The Great Warbow. By Matthew Strickland and Robert Hardy (Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2005; pp. xix + 538. £25). Michael Prestwich Michael Prestwich University of Durham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXXII, Issue 496, April 2007, Pages 469–471, https://doi.o…
The Organization of War under Edward III
Hewitt's lively and challenging book, originally published in 1966, has an honoured place in the development of medieval military history from a limited study of battles and tactics to a broader understanding of the role of warfare in society. It examined aspects which had received little consideration from more orthodox military historians, concerned as they were with battles and tactics, and comprised studies linked by the general theme of the …
The Charges Against the Despensers, 1321
The Charges Against the Despensers, 1321 Get access Michael Prestwich Michael Prestwich Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, Volume 58, Issue 137, May 1985, Pages 95–100, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.1985.tb01981.x Published: 12 October 2007
English castles in the reign of Edward II
Why did castles not play a more dominant role in the troubles of Edward II's reign? There were no major sieges like those of Bedford or Kenilworth in the thirteenth century, and castles failed to protect the north against Scottish raids. It was not so much that their walls and battlements were inadequate, but rather that garrisons and supplies were often insufficient. Frequent changes of command partly reflected the political difficulties of the …
Exchequer and Wardrobe in the Later Years of Edward I
Exchequer and Wardrobe in the Later Years of Edward I Get access Michael Prestwich Michael Prestwich Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, Volume 46, Issue 113, May 1973, Pages 1–9, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.1973.tb01475.x Published: 12 October 2007
Victualling estimates for English garrisons in Scotland during the early fourteenth century
Journal Article Victualling estimates for English garrisons in Scotland during the early fourteenth century Get access MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH Christ ChurchOxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXII, Issue CCCXXIV, July 1967, Pages 536–543, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXII.CCCXXIV.536 Published: 01 July 1967
Edward I's Monetary Policies and Their Consequences
Edward Fs Monetary Policies and their Consequences1
Isabella de Vescy and the Custody of Bamburgh Castle
Journal Article Isabella de Vescy and the Custody of Bamburgh Castle Get access MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, Volume 44, Issue 110, November 1971, Pages 148–152, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.1971.tb02061.x Published: 12 October 2007
Short Notices
Journal Article Short Notices Get access MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH University of St. Andrews Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue CCCXLVIII, July 1973, Pages 624-a–624, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXVIII.CCCXLVIII.624-a Published: 01 July 1973
Exchequer and Wardrobe in the Later Years of Edward I
Exchequer and Wardrobe in the Later Years of Edward I Get access Michael Prestwich Michael Prestwich Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, Volume 46, Issue 113, May 1973, Pages 1–9, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.1973.tb01475.x Published: 12 October 2007
War, Politics and Finance under Edward I
Short Notices
SHORT NOTICES Get access MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH University of St. Andrews Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXIX, Issue CCCLI, April 1974, Pages 419–420, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXIX.CCCLI.419 Published: 01 April 1974
Short Notices
Short Notices MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH University of St Andrews Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XC, Issue CCCLVII, October 1975, Pages 885-a–885, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XC.CCCLVII.885-a Published: 01 October 1975
Letters of Medieval Jewish Traders
The English Campaign in Scotland in 1296, and the Surrender of John Balliol
Journal Article The English Campaign in Scotland in 1296, and the Surrender of John Balliol: some Supporting Evidence Get access MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, Volume 49, Issue 119, May 1976, Pages 135–138, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.1976.tb01676.x Published: 12 October 2007
Gascon Register A (Series of 1318-1319)
Short Notices
Journal Article SHORT NOTICES Get access MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH University of St Andrews Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XCII, Issue CCCLXV, October 1977, Pages 886-a–886, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XCII.CCCLXV.886-a Published: 01 October 1977
The Commercial Revolution of the Middle Ages, 950-1350
Short Notices
Journal Article Short Notices Get access MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH University of St Andrews Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XCIV, Issue CCCLXXII, July 1979, Pages 621–622, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XCIV.CCCLXXII.621 Published: 01 July 1979
The Social and Economic History of Italy and Western Europe, 700-1500
Early Fourteenth-Century Exchange Rates
Short Notices
Short Notices Get access MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH University of Durham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XCV, Issue CCCLXXVII, July 1980, Pages 894-b–895, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XCV.CCCLXXVII.894-b Published: 01 July 1980
Short Notices
SHORT NOTICES Get access MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH University of Durham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XCV, Issue CCCLXXV, April 1980, Pages 402-b–403, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XCV.CCCLXXV.402-b Published: 01 April 1980
Short Notices
English castles in the reign of Edward II
Why did castles not play a more dominant role in the troubles of Edward II's reign? There were no major sieges like those of Bedford or Kenilworth in the thirteenth century, and castles failed to protect the north against Scottish raids. It was not so much that their walls and battlements were inadequate, but rather that garrisons and supplies were often insufficient. Frequent changes of command partly reflected the political difficulties of the …
The Modus Tenendi Parliamentum
Short Notices
Short Notices MICHAEL PRESTWICH MICHAEL PRESTWICH University of Durham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XCVIII, Issue CCCLXXXVI, January 1983, Pages 186–187, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XCVIII.CCCLXXXVI.186 Published: 01 January 1983
English Armies in the Early Stages of the Hundred Years War
Journal Article English Armies in the Early Stages of the Hundred Years War: a Scheme in 1341 Get access Michael Prestwich Michael Prestwich Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, Volume 56, Issue 133, May 1983, Pages 102–113, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.1983.tb01762.x Published: 12 October 2007
An Estimate by the Commons of Royal Revenue in England Under Richard Ii
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