Table of Contents Preface 1 Introduction: An Overview of Medieval and Renaissance Warfare 5 I. Meeting the Warriors and the Tools of Their Trade 23 II. The ­Long-­Haired Kings 48 III. "Human thoughts are inclined to greed" 60 IV. "They went about in bands of thousands" 74 V. "All the foreign knights, bowmen, their attendants and the mercenaries" 84 VI. "An escort of galloglas armed with ­battle-­axes" 92 VII. "Drink thy blood, Beaumanoir" 104 VIII.

"They were bold and warlike fellows" 116 IX. A Skeleton in Armor 132 X. "The Light of Italy" 142 XI. "Mercenaries and auxiliaries are useless deleteand dangerous" 151 Conclusions 169 Appendices 1. Armor 175 2. Swiss Mercenaries 178 Chronology 181 Chapter Notes 185 Bibliography 195 Index 205.