House of Brienne - Counts of Brienne, Henry de Beaumont, Marie of Brienne, Brienne Claim to the Kingdom of Jerusalem, John of Brienne (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Counts of Brienne, Henry de Beaumont, Marie of Brienne, Brienne claim to the Kingdom of Jerusalem, John of Brienne, Isabella II of Jerusalem, Berengaria of Leon, Walter VI, Count of Brienne, Maria of Montferrat, Alice Comyn, Countess of Buchan, Eleanor of Lancaster, Isabella, Countess of Brienne, Peter of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, Henri-Auguste de Lomenie, comte de Brienne, Jeanne, Dame de Chateaudun, Blanche de Brienne, Baroness Tingry, Joanna of Chatillon, Walter V, Count of Brienne, Marie de Coucy, Hugh, Count of Brienne, Alphonso of Brienne, Andre of Brienne, County of Brienne, Walter IV, Count of Brienne, Erard of Brienne-Ramerupt, Walter III, Count of Brienne, Marie, Countess of Eu, Louis, Count of Enghien, Isabel of Beaumont, Erard II, Count of Brienne, Raoul II of Brienne, Count of Eu, John I of Brienne, Count of Eu, Raoul I of Brienne, Count of Eu, Walter IV, Count of Enghien, John, Count of Brienne, John II of Brienne, Count of Eu, Erard I, Count of Brienne, Sohier, Count of Enghien. Excerpt: Henry de Beaumont, jure uxoris 4th Earl of Buchan and suo jure 1st Baron Beaumont (died 10 March 1340) was a key figure in the Anglo-Scots wars of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, known as the Wars of Scottish Independence. He was a veteran campaigner who participated in every major engagement, from the Battle of Falkirk in 1298 to the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333. Although not now a widely-known figure, he was, nevertheless, of considerable military and political importance. His long experience of the Scottish wars led him to develop a battle technique later used to great effect at Crecy and Agincourt. As one of a group of Anglo-Scots nobles known as the 'disinherited' - those who had fought against King Robert Bruce - he was to do much to overturn the peace between England and Scotland established by...