The Two Hundred Years War - The Bloody Crowns of England and France, 1292–1492

A brand-new history of the 14th and 15th century conflicts between England and France - original in approach and radical in its conclusions - that significantly broadens traditional narratives of the events historians have collectively labelled the Hundred Years War.

About the author

Dr Michael Livingston is a Citadel Distinguished Professor and teaches the military and cultural history of the Middle Ages at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. In 2024 he was shortlisted for the Crown Award for Agincourt: Battle of the Scarred King. He co-authored the textbook reader Medieval Warfare, winner of the 2020 Distinguished Book Prize. These add to previous books The Battle of Crécy: A Casebook, winner of the 2017 Distinguished Book Award from the Society for Military History, Never Greater Slaughter: Brunanburh and the Birth of England (Osprey, 2021), and Crécy: Battle of Five Kings (Osprey, 2021). He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and former Secretary-General for the United States Commission on Military History.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Livingston
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2025
• EAN: 9781035906369
• ISBN: 978-1-0359-0636-9
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 44 mm
• Weight: 740 g
• Illustrations: 2 x 8pp col & 10 maps
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; France, European History, military history, HISTORY / Military / Medieval, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, 14th century, c 1300 to c 1399, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Medieval warfare (predating gunpowder warfare)