James B Wood
Biographic Data
| ID | 3803596 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James B Wood |
| GIVEN NAMES | James B |
| FAMILY NAME | Wood |
| SIGNATURE | WOOD J B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Williams College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5196-0875 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
King's Army
The camp and army of the king
THE MILITARY LEGACY The royal army was not created de novo for the purpose of fighting the civil wars. On the contrary, there were important aspects of the army as it existed at mid-century that could not and would not be modified as the wars unfolded. Some of these inherited aspects would make the royal army a formidable fighting force and contribute in large measure to its successes. But, as we shall see, some of these same continuities as well…
The King's Army
The king's army
Historians have long ignored the military aspect of the wars of religion which raged in France during the late sixteenth century, dismissing the conflicts as aimless or hopelessly confused. In contrast, this meticulously researched analysis of the royal army and its operations during the early civil wars brings warfare back to the centre of the picture. James B. Wood explains the reasons for the initial failure of the monarchy to defeat the Hugue…
Absolutism and Society in Seventeenth-Century France
The Impact of the Wars of Religion
Crime and Repression in the Auvergne and the Guyenne, 1720-1790
The Formation of a Provincial Nobility
"The Formation of a Provincial Nobility: The Magistrates of The Parlement of Rouen, 1499-1610, by Jonathan Dewald." Canadian Journal of History, 16(2), pp. 298–299
Endogamy and Mesalliance, the Marriage Patterns of the Nobility of the Election of Bayeux, 1430-1669
Since the end of the Second World War there has been an explosion of historical studies of early modern French society. Among the many aspects of society which have been investigated, none has been more interesting or productive than the study of marriage. On one level, the study of marriage involves the history of the most basic and pervasive social unit of the early modern period, the nuclear family. On another level, the reconstruction of the …
Demographic Pressure and Social Mobility among the Nobility of Early Modern France
Reformation and Utopia. The Marxist Interpretation of the Reformation and Its Antecedents
The Decline of the Nobility in Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Century France
The Iron Century
Endogamy and Mesalliance, the Marriage Patterns of the Nobility of the Election of Bayeux, 1430-1669
Since the end of the Second World War there has been an explosion of historical studies of early modern French society. Among the many aspects of society which have been investigated, none has been more interesting or productive than the study of marriage. On one level, the study of marriage involves the history of the most basic and pervasive social unit of the early modern period, the nuclear family. On another level, the reconstruction of the …
The Iron Century
The Decline of the Nobility in Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Century France
Demographic Pressure and Social Mobility among the Nobility of Early Modern France
Reformation and Utopia. The Marxist Interpretation of the Reformation and Its Antecedents
Endogamy and Mesalliance, the Marriage Patterns of the Nobility of the Election of Bayeux, 1430-1669
Since the end of the Second World War there has been an explosion of historical studies of early modern French society. Among the many aspects of society which have been investigated, none has been more interesting or productive than the study of marriage. On one level, the study of marriage involves the history of the most basic and pervasive social unit of the early modern period, the nuclear family. On another level, the reconstruction of the …
The Formation of a Provincial Nobility
"The Formation of a Provincial Nobility: The Magistrates of The Parlement of Rouen, 1499-1610, by Jonathan Dewald." Canadian Journal of History, 16(2), pp. 298–299
Crime and Repression in the Auvergne and the Guyenne, 1720-1790
The Impact of the Wars of Religion
Absolutism and Society in Seventeenth-Century France
The king's army
Historians have long ignored the military aspect of the wars of religion which raged in France during the late sixteenth century, dismissing the conflicts as aimless or hopelessly confused. In contrast, this meticulously researched analysis of the royal army and its operations during the early civil wars brings warfare back to the centre of the picture. James B. Wood explains the reasons for the initial failure of the monarchy to defeat the Hugue…
The King's Army
King's Army
The camp and army of the king
THE MILITARY LEGACY The royal army was not created de novo for the purpose of fighting the civil wars. On the contrary, there were important aspects of the army as it existed at mid-century that could not and would not be modified as the wars unfolded. Some of these inherited aspects would make the royal army a formidable fighting force and contribute in large measure to its successes. But, as we shall see, some of these same continuities as well…
Political science (12 works) · History (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Politics (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · European Political History Analysis (5 works) · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (5 works) · Nobility (4 works) · Economic history (3 works) · Historical and Architectural Studies (3 works)