num_pages: 48
description: The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries were a time of great upheaval for medieval France. In 1328 the Capetian line came to an end. This was the trigger for the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) as successive English kings attempted to uphold their claim to the French throne. Catastrophic defeats at Crécy and Poitiers shook the French kingdom to its core. A period of respite followed under Bertrand du Guesclin, but an even more devastating assault was to follow, under the warrior-king par excellence Henry V, and the French disintegration continued until 1429. This book details how the French began a recovery, partly triggered by the young visionary Joan of Arc, that would end with them as the major European military power.
language: English
title: French Armies of the Hundred Years War
titlecomplete: French Armies of the Hundred Years War
genres: History, France, Medieval, Military History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 29
series: Osprey Men at Arms
publisher: Osprey Publishing