Conquest - The English Kingdom of France, 1417-1450

Barker tells the dramatic story of the thirty years when England ruled France at the point of a sword. Henry V's second invasion of France in 1417 launched a campaign that would place the crown of France on an English head. The appearance of a visionary peasant girl, Joan of Arc, was able to halt the English advance, but not for long.

About the author

Juliet Barker is one of Britain’s most distinguished literary biographers and medievalists and author of Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England.

Summary

Barker tells the dramatic story of the thirty years when England ruled France at the point of a sword. Henry V's second invasion of France in 1417 launched a campaign that would place the crown of France on an English head. The appearance of a visionary peasant girl, Joan of Arc, was able to halt the English advance, but not for long.

Product details

• Authors: Juliet Barker
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.11.2013
• EAN: 9780674725768
• ISBN: 978-0-674-72576-8
• No. of pages: 512
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Frankreich, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, History, France, European History, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / Medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain, History - General History, Medieval History, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval