In Tudor England, musters were periodic assessments of the availability of local militia to act as a defence force when needed.[1] To some extent, the system was an outdated remnant of the feudal system where local lords had their own armies, which they were required to provide for the King as required.
Notes
- ^ Jeremy Gibson and Alan Dell, Tudor and Stuart Muster Rolls (Federation of Family History Societies, 1989)
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