Armies of Castile and Aragon 1370–1516 (Men-at-Arms)

Armies of Castile and Aragon depicts the fighting men whose skill and tactical flexibility made Spain into a world power at the close of the Middle Ages, carving out empires from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean. Much has been written of the men who fought in the Hundred Years' War between England and France, and the Wars of the Roses. But meanwhile, on the Iberian peninsula, the foundations of Spain's military 'Golden Age' were being laid as the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon under the Trastamara dynasty grew in power, ambition and success. This book features spectacular full-color artwork, and rare manuscript illustrations. ARMIES OF CASTILE AND ARAGON 1370–1516 3 INTRODUCTION 3 Iberian rivalries 3 CHRONOLOGY 4 PRELUDE 7 The reign of Pedro the Cruel, 1350–69 7 WEAPONRY & TACTICS 8 Campaigns of the late 14th century 10 SEA POWER 11 The expeditions of Pero Niño 12 Ship types 13 CAMPAIGNS OF FERNANDO I & ALFONSO V 14 1407–10: Fernando’s campaigns against Granada 14 Fernando’s accession to the throne of Aragon 15 1421–23: Alfonso V’s first Italian campaign 15 Castles versus cannon 18 The return to Italy 20 The politics of spectacle 21 Securing the dynastic succession 22 CONSOLIDATING TRASTÁMARA POWER 23 1469–79: the rise of Isabel of Castile and Fernando of Aragon 23 THE CONQUEST OF GRANADA 33 1481–82: Zahara and Loja 33 Developing the army 34 1483–87: exploiting Muslim disunity 35 1488–92: the final campaigns 37 THE CARIBBEAN 38 GONZALO DE CÓRDOBA IN ITALY 39 1494–95: the French invasion 39 1501–03: Cerignola and the Garigliano 41 A legacy for empire 43 SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 43 PLATE COMMENTARIES 44 Most studies of medieval warfare in the late 14th and 15th centuries concentrate on the Hundred Years'War between England and France and the Wars of the Roses. But meanwhile, on the Iberian peninsula, the foundations of Spain's military'Golden Age'were being laid as the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon under the Trastamara dynasty grew in power, ambition and success. Featuring spectacular full-colour artwork, and rare manuscript illustrations, this book depicts the fighting men whose skill and tactical flexibility made Spain into a world power at the close of the Middle Ages, carving out empires from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean. Most studies of medieval warfare in the late 14th and 15th centuries focus on the Hundred Years' War between England and France and the Wars of the Roses. This book depicts fighting men whose skill and tactical flexibility made Spain into a world power at the close of the Middle Ages, carving out empires from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean. This volume "depicts the fighting men whose skill and tactical flexibility made Spain into a world power at the dawn of the Renaissance."--Back cover __Armies of Castile and Aragon__This book features spectacular full-color artwork, and rare manuscript illustrations.