The eagerly anticipated final volume in Jonathan Sumption's prize-winning history of the Hundred Years War, 'one of the great historical undertakings of our age' (Dan Jones, Sunday Times). Triumph and Illusion is the final volume of Jonathan Sumption's epic history of the Hundred Years War.
Jonathan Sumption Book order (chronological)
December 9, 1948
Jonathan Sumption is a British historian and author whose works delve into complex historical subjects. His writing style is characterized by its depth and precision in analyzing past events and their impacts. Sumption strives for engaging narratives that immerse the reader in the time and context of the events described. His works are valued for their intellectual contribution and ability to illuminate intricate historical processes.
Law in a Time of Crisis
- 208 pages
- 8 hours of reading
An essential examination of the hinterland between the law and politics, judges and politicians.
Hundred Years War Vol 4
- 928 pages
- 33 hours of reading
In the early fifteenth century, France had gone from being the strongest and most populous nation state of medieval Europe to suffering a complete internal collapse and a partial conquest by a foreign power. This book tells the story of the destruction of France by the madness of its king and the greed and violence of his family.
Contemporaries in both countries believed that they were living through memorable times: times of great wickedness and great achievement, of collective mediocrity but intense personal heroism, of extremes of wealth and poverty, fortune and failure.
'Compulsively readable' (History), this is the first volume in a series that details the long and violent endeavour of the English to dismember Europe's strongest state, a succession of wars that is one of the seminal chapters in European history.
Covers the period from the Truce of Calais, in 1347, to the 1367 victory at Najera, and its aftermath.