The Hundred Years War

A lively survey that re-creates the story of the Hundred Years War - the longest war in European history.

List of contents

Prologue 1 The Angevin Empire 1152-1223 2 The homage of Aquitaine 1154-1327 3 Preparations for war 1328-32 4 Arms and armies 1332-40 5 First encounters 1330-46 6 Crecy and Calais 1346-7 7 Crecy and Calais 1346-7 8 The fall and rise of France 1356-80 9 Trouble in two kingdoms 1380-1407 10 Riots and rebellions 1400-13 11 The road to Agincourt 1413-15 12 Agincourt to Troyes 1415-22 13 Bedford, Burgundy, and the King of Bourges 1422-9 14 The Maid of Orleans 1429-31 15 The Congress of Arras 1431-5 16 The end of the struggle: Normandy and Aquitaine 1435-53 Epilogue

Summary

A lively survey that re-creates the story of the Hundred Years War – the longest war in European history.

Product details

• Authors: Robin Neillands
• Publisher: Routledge
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.11.2001
• EAN: 9780415261302
• ISBN: 978-0-415-26130-2
• No. of pages: 330
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 222 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 548 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous