Project Gutenberg 2013-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 69 Gardner, John Starkie 1844 1930 Gardner, J. Starkie (John Starkie) Farquharson, V. A. (Victor Alexander) 1853 1926 Farquharson, Victor Alexander 10012619 Armour in England, from the Earliest Times to the Reign of James the First Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Armour in England, from the Earliest Times to the Reign of James the First" by J. Starkie Gardner is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book meticulously details the evolution of armour in England, spanning a broad timeline from ancient British tribes to the early 17th century under James I. It covers various types of armour, from the primitive plate-armours used by early Britons through the progression to more advanced mail and plate-armours during the medieval period. The opening of the text introduces the theme of the unique development of armour in Britain, contrasting it with European influences. It begins by discussing the insular characteristics of early British culture, emphasizing the distinctive weaponry and customs that emerged prior to Roman influence. Gardner provides historical accounts and archaeological references to illustrate how the British adopted and adapted military technologies, progressing from rudimentary forms of protection to the more sophisticated designs that would culminate in the renowned plate-armour of the knightly era. This establishes a foundational understanding of how Britain's martial identity was shaped by both indigenous practices and external influences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44538/44538-h/images/cover.jpg en Armor -- England NK Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: History - British 450152 450110 2024-10-18T15:52:42.553815 2023-09-19T11:07:24.532576 text/html text/html 427225 2013-12-29T08:51:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5751080 2013-12-29T08:51:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5922769 2024-10-18T15:52:52.279770 application/epub+zip 5926551 2024-10-18T15:52:44.644788 application/epub+zip 223382 2024-10-18T15:52:43.382775 application/epub+zip 6356605 2024-10-18T15:52:57.367700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6310219 2024-10-18T15:52:50.841731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318844 2022-09-20T10:04:04.169606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330721 330520 2024-10-18T15:52:40.949834 2023-09-19T11:07:23.083585 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 330334 2013-12-29T08:51:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 124497 2013-12-29T08:51:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 330378 2013-12-29T08:51:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124342 2013-12-29T08:51:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21832 2024-10-18T15:52:57.548701 application/rdf+xml 14542 2024-10-18T15:52:43.535795 image/jpeg 2297 2024-10-18T15:52:43.459766 image/jpeg 5803899 2024-10-18T15:52:42.857762 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog