'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.
The Hundred Years' War Series
This series delves into the tumultuous period of the Hundred Years' War, a conflict that reshaped the European landscape. It offers deep insights into the political machinations, military tactics, and the intertwined fates of rulers and commoners. Readers will discover a compelling narrative of the clashes that forged medieval England and France. This is essential reading for history enthusiasts, providing a fascinating look at a pivotal era.
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Covers the period from the Truce of Calais, in 1347, to the 1367 victory at Najera, and its aftermath.
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.
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.