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The Hundred Years War

The English in France 1337-1453

Author Desmond Seward
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Penguin Adult HC/TR | Penguin Books
On sale Aug 01, 1999 | 304 Pages | 9780140283617
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From 1337 to 1453 England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a right to the French throne. Though it was a small, poor country, England for most of those "hundred years" won the battles, sacked the towns and castles, and dominated the war. The protagonists of the Hundred Years War are among the most colorful in European history: Edward III, the Black Prince; Henry V, who was later immortalized by Shakespeare; the splendid but inept John II, who died a prisoner in London; Charles V, who very nearly overcame England; and the enigmatic Charles VII, who at last drove the English out. Desmond Seward's critically-acclaimed account of the Hundred Years War brings to life all of the intrigue, beauty, and royal to-the-death-fighting of that legendary century-long conflict.
Acknowledgments
Foreword
1. Valois or Plantagenet? 1328-1340
2. Crécy 1340-1350
3. Poitiers and the Black Prince 1350-1360
4. Charles the Wise 1360-1380
5. Richard II: A Lost Peace 1380-1399
6. Burgundy and Armagnac: England's Opportunity 1399-1413
7. Henry V and Agincourt 1413-1422
8. John, Duke of Bedford, Regent of France 1422-1429
9. 'The Witch of Orleans' 1429-1435
10. 'Sad Tidings' 1435-1450
11. The End: 'A Dismal Fight' 1450-1453
12. Epilogue

Appendix: A Note on CurrencyChronology
Select Bibliography
Index

Desmond Seward was born in Paris and educated at Cambridge University. He is the author of Richard III: England's Black Legend, The Monks of War, and The War of the Roses. View titles by Desmond Seward

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From 1337 to 1453 England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a right to the French throne. Though it was a small, poor country, England for most of those "hundred years" won the battles, sacked the towns and castles, and dominated the war. The protagonists of the Hundred Years War are among the most colorful in European history: Edward III, the Black Prince; Henry V, who was later immortalized by Shakespeare; the splendid but inept John II, who died a prisoner in London; Charles V, who very nearly overcame England; and the enigmatic Charles VII, who at last drove the English out. Desmond Seward's critically-acclaimed account of the Hundred Years War brings to life all of the intrigue, beauty, and royal to-the-death-fighting of that legendary century-long conflict.

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Acknowledgments
Foreword
1. Valois or Plantagenet? 1328-1340
2. Crécy 1340-1350
3. Poitiers and the Black Prince 1350-1360
4. Charles the Wise 1360-1380
5. Richard II: A Lost Peace 1380-1399
6. Burgundy and Armagnac: England's Opportunity 1399-1413
7. Henry V and Agincourt 1413-1422
8. John, Duke of Bedford, Regent of France 1422-1429
9. 'The Witch of Orleans' 1429-1435
10. 'Sad Tidings' 1435-1450
11. The End: 'A Dismal Fight' 1450-1453
12. Epilogue

Appendix: A Note on CurrencyChronology
Select Bibliography
Index

Author

Desmond Seward was born in Paris and educated at Cambridge University. He is the author of Richard III: England's Black Legend, The Monks of War, and The War of the Roses. View titles by Desmond Seward

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