Theme: The Early Rise of France - The War of Bouvines

• Historical introduction – Introduction to the Theme
• The Source - Martijn Cissen, 'The Phillipid: How to use Medieval poetry as a source'.
• David Balfour, 'The Battle of Mirebeau'.
• Arnold Blumberg, 'The Royal English Navy under King John during the War of Bouvines'.
• Sidney Dean, 'The Battle of Bouvines'.
• The Castle – Dirk van Gorp, 'English fortifications in France: Chateau Gaillard'.

Features:

• The Battle – Peter Konieczny, 'The Mongol Invasion of Hungary'.
• Special – Stephen Pollington, 'The role of horsemen in Anglo-Saxon Warfare'.
• The Weapon – Tobias Capwell, 'Medieval Swords in the Wallace Collection, London'.
• Weapon Handling – John Clements, 'The impact of Medieval sword blows on body armor in close combat'.