Medieval Recruitment And Training Flashcards
What was the first form of recruitment
Feudal summons
What was the least used form of recruitment
General summons
What form of recruitment was used after feudal summons
Indentures
What were indentures
Written scripts saying how long a soldier would have to fight for and how much they got in reward
What law was introduced in 1252 that helped with recruitment
The Assize of Arms
What did the Assize of Arms state
That every man had to be battle ready with their own weapons
What was the rate of change in recruitment
Gradual
How did infantry soldiers train
They’d fight each other
How did cavalry train
Jousting
What law introduced by Edward III helped train the long range weapon
The longbow law
What did the longbow law state
That every capable man must train the longbow every Sunday for at least 1 hour
By the of the 14th century, how many people answered the summons
1/6
