Giving due weight to all regions of Europe (including the Empire, the Baltic, Balkans and Mediterranean), this book argues that the economic changes during the late Middle Ages are among the most fundamental in the military and political organisation of Europe until the rise of the constitutional state around 1800. Through a critical look at other developments of this age such as the infantry and artillery revolution and the decline of cavalry, the author concludes that the economic changes come closer to the original concept of a military revolution.