The Hundred Years War

1337–1453

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Description

An illustrated overview of the Hundred Years War, the longest-running and the most significant conflict in western Europe in the later Middle Ages.

There can be no doubt that military conflict between France and England dominated European history in the 14th and 15th centuries. The Hundred Years War is of considerable interest both because of its duration and the number of theatres in which it was fought.

Drawing on the latest research for this new edition, Hundred Years War expert Professor Anne Curry examines how the war can reveal much about the changing nature of warfare: the rise of infantry and the demise of the knight; the impact of increased use of gunpowder and the effect of the war on generations of people.

Updated and revised for the new edition, with full-colour maps and 50 new images, this illustrated introduction provides an important reference resource for the academic or student reader as well as those with a general interest in late medieval warfare.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Background to War
Warring Sides
Outbreak
The Fighting
The World Around War
How the War Ended
Conclusion and Consequences
Chronology
Further Reading
Index

Product details

Published May 25 2023
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 144
ISBN 9781472857088
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations Full colour throughout
Series Essential Histories
Short code ESS
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Anne Curry

Anne Curry is Emeritus Professor of Medieval Histo…

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