Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Assize of Arms of 1181 was a proclamation of King Henry II of England concerning the obligation of all freemen of England to possess and bear arms in the service of king and realm and to swear allegiance to the king, on pain of "vengeance, not merely on their lands or chattels, but on their limbs".The assize stipulated precisely the military equipment that each man should have according to his rank and wealth. The assize effectively revived the old Anglo‐Saxon fyrd duty. The Assize established restrictions on weapon ownership by Jews, terms of inheritance, and prohibition of exports of arms, ships and timber. The Assize of Arms needs to be seen in the context that the Norman kings ruling at that time did not have a standing army. If a king needed to raise forces this would often have to be mercenary forces paid for by the king or his followers. The Assize of Arms lay down conditions which would enable the King to call up a fighting force at any time which would be adequately armed to preserve social order and to ward off any external threat, and did not require any formal form of taxation to achieve this. It is not clear to what extent the Assize of Arms helped to consolidate kingly power, or to what extent the proclamation was enforced.[citation needed]. }
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- Assize_of_Arms_of_1181 abstract "The Assize of Arms of 1181 was a proclamation of King Henry II of England concerning the obligation of all freemen of England to possess and bear arms in the service of king and realm and to swear allegiance to the king, on pain of "vengeance, not merely on their lands or chattels, but on their limbs".The assize stipulated precisely the military equipment that each man should have according to his rank and wealth. The assize effectively revived the old Anglo‐Saxon fyrd duty. The Assize established restrictions on weapon ownership by Jews, terms of inheritance, and prohibition of exports of arms, ships and timber. The Assize of Arms needs to be seen in the context that the Norman kings ruling at that time did not have a standing army. If a king needed to raise forces this would often have to be mercenary forces paid for by the king or his followers. The Assize of Arms lay down conditions which would enable the King to call up a fighting force at any time which would be adequately armed to preserve social order and to ward off any external threat, and did not require any formal form of taxation to achieve this. It is not clear to what extent the Assize of Arms helped to consolidate kingly power, or to what extent the proclamation was enforced.[citation needed]".