Portsmouth - The Hundred Years War

Great Seal of Edward III. Used on documents including those ordering recruitment of sailors and soldiers

Recruitment of an army to array at Norwich by 12th May 1338

May 11, 2022 Dan Moorhouse 0 Comments Low Countries, Norwich, Portsmouth, Scotland

Edward III needed to recruit a new army in 1338 as his forces were stretched thinly. A force under the

Medieval Fleet carrying English soldiers to France for the 1415 'Agincourt' Campaign

Securing England’s Deep Water Ports. Naval Planning, Part Two

December 1, 2021December 22, 2021 Dan Moorhouse 2 Comments Coastal Defences, Edmund de la Beche, Portsmouth, Southampton

England and safe deep water ports The devastation caused by French raids in the years 1337 to 1340 made the