Recruitment and training (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Period of medieval military recruitment changes
Period of medieval military recruitment changes
1250-1500
Days of service knights owed under feudal system
Days of service knights owed under feudal system
40 days
What was the Assize of Arms?
What was the Assize of Arms?
Wealth-based tax requiring landowners to provide knights
Scutage definition
Scutage definition
Shield money - payment instead of military service
What were Royal Household troops?
What were Royal Household troops?
Permanent military force employed directly by the Crown
Statute of Winchester date
Statute of Winchester date
1285
Age range required by Statute of Winchester (1285)
Age range required by Statute of Winchester (1285)
16 to 60
Commissioners of Array role
Commissioners of Array role
Assessed recruits & inspected weapons/equipment
Year feudal levies began to decline
Year feudal levies began to decline
1337
Horses required per knight by 1500
Horses required per knight by 1500
4 horses (double the 1250 requirement)
Requisitioning and purveyance
Requisitioning and purveyance
Crown's power to compel merchants to sell goods & provide ships
Longbow training characteristic
Longbow training characteristic
Required years of practice starting in childhood
Edward III's 1363 archery order
Edward III's 1363 archery order
Required archery practice on every feast day & holiday
Infantry vs knight recruitment difference
Infantry vs knight recruitment difference
Infantry had no feudal obligation, knights did