The Hundred Years War

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

Zusatztext 'Tells the story of the whole war with accomplished clarity.' - Richard Cavendish! Literary Review'Robin Neillands takes the story back to the roots of the quarrel ... a lively tale! well illustrated with maps and photographs.' - France Magazine Informationen zum Autor Robin Neillands Klappentext A lively survey that re-creates the story of the Hundred Years War - the longest war in European history. Zusammenfassung A lively survey that re-creates the story of the Hundred Years War the longest war in European history. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Autorentext

Robin Neillands

Klappentext

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

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

Inhalt

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