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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7876177" data-attributes="member: 177">Yes.&nbsp; The point being that was not a standing army.&nbsp; The Hundred Years War was a series of engagements, and the crown put out a levy to their nobles for troops when they needed them.&nbsp; How many troops were available at a given time varied.&nbsp; How many they could get on short notice was often rather limited.Gearing up for campaign season when you know the opposing forces are coming for you, because that's what they do every year or two, is one thing.&nbsp; Gearing up for a sudden revolt is another.Here's the funny party - you cite the 100 Year's War - it was English troops being off fighting one of those conflicts that in part enabled the Peasant's Revolt of 1381 in England.&nbsp; When your 10K troops are already off in another country... well, then they aren't around to call up at home.Peasants aren't necessarily idiots.&nbsp; They are not likely to revolt when your full forces are sitting around waiting to put them back down.Yes, if you can get it.&nbsp; If your forces are engaged elsewhere, like they were at the Peasant's Revolt, it can be difficult.&nbsp; They took London, capitol of the nation, from the king, and killed a number of very important folks in the process.&nbsp; The King has to flee the city, and if he'd been caught... things could have ended much differently.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7876177, member: 177"] Yes. The point being that was not a [I]standing army[/I]. The Hundred Years War was a series of engagements, and the crown put out a levy to their nobles for troops when they needed them. How many troops were available at a given time varied. How many they could get on short notice was often rather limited. Gearing up for campaign season when you know the opposing forces are coming for you, because that's what they do every year or two, is one thing. Gearing up for a sudden revolt is another. Here's the funny party - you cite the 100 Year's War - it was English troops being off fighting one of those conflicts that in part enabled the Peasant's Revolt of 1381 in England. When your 10K troops are [I]already off in another country[/I]... well, then they aren't around to call up at home. Peasants aren't necessarily idiots. They are not likely to revolt when your full forces are sitting around waiting to put them back down. Yes, if you can get it. If your forces are engaged elsewhere, like they were at the Peasant's Revolt, it can be difficult. They [I]took London[/I], capitol of the nation, from the king, and killed a number of very important folks in the process. The King has to flee the city, and if he'd been caught... things could have ended much differently. [/QUOTE]

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