The Ancient Enemy : England, France and Europe from the Angevins to - the Tudors

Informationen zum Autor Malcolm Vale is a Fellow and tutor of History at St John's College , Oxford . He specialises in English and European history in the later middle ages, especially Anglo-French and Anglo-Nederlandish relations. His many publications include The Princely Court : Medieval Courts and Culture in North-West Europe, 1270-1380. Vorwort A detailed exploration of how the antagonism between England and France originated and evolved over four hundred years. Zusammenfassung Traces the origins and evolution of the enmity between England and France over the years in which England was a continental European land power. This book also examines the emergence of English national identity and the part played by language in this process, as the English increasingly defined themselves against their French enemy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. England and its Neighbours 2. The Angevin Empire and the Kingdom of France 3. Aquitaine and the French Wars 4. Allies, Mediators and the French Enemy 5. English Identity: Language and Culture 6. The Legend of Joan of Arc 7. The Fall of Lancastrian France 8. Tudor Ambitions and the War with France 9. The Aftermath

Product details

• Authors: Dr Malcolm (University of Oxford Vale, Malcolm Vale
• Publisher: Hambledon Continuum
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2009
• EAN: 9781847252517
• ISBN: 978-1-84725-251-7
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 232 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; European History, CE period up to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval