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Description of  Journal of Medieval Military History: Volume XIX

The articles here focus on activities in north-western Europe, with a reconsideration of the location of the battle of Stamford Bridge (1066), an examination of the role of open battles in the civil wars of the Anglo-Norman and Angevin kings, a re-assessment of the strategy of Edward I's war against Philip IV in 1297-98, and an analysis of the role of cavalry "coureurs" in late-medieval France. But regions further to the south and east are by no means neglected, with a dissection of the military rhetoric of Pere III of Aragon and his queen, Elionor of Sicily, and a discussion of the earliest European gunpowder recipes, from Friuli (1336) and Augsburg (1338- c. 1350). The volume also offers studies of the campaigns culminating in the battles of Firad in 634 and Qinnasrn in 1134. Table of Contents 1. Battle of Fir: The Day on Which Khlid b. al-Wald Did [Not] Defeat Both Byzantines and Persians - Konstantinos Takirtakoglou 2. A Mislocated Battlefield? Battle Flats: The Battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066 - Michael C. Blundell 3. The Frankish Campaign of 1133-1134 in Northern Syria and the Battle of Qinnasrn - Evgeniy A. Gurinov 4. Bella plus quam civilia? The Place of Battle in the Context of Civil War under the Anglo-Norman and Angevin Kings, c. 1100- c.1217 - Matthew Strickland 5. Edward I's War on the Continent, 1297-1298: A New Appraisal - David Pilling 6. The Earliest European Recipes for "Powder for Guns" (1336 and 1338-c. 1350) - Clifford J. Rogers and Fabrizio Ansani 7. Bellicose Rhetoric: The Memorable War Speeches of One Aragonese Royal Couple - Donald J. Kagay 8. Coureurs and Their Role in Late Medieval Warfare - Michael J. Harbinson