num_pages: 655
description: In the second volume of his celebrated history of the Hundred Years War, Jonathan Sumption examines the middle years of the fourteenth century and the succession of crises that threatened French affairs of state, including defeat at Poitiers and the capture of the king.
language: English
title: Trial by Fire: The Hundred Years War, Volume 2
titlecomplete: Trial by Fire: The Hundred Years War, Volume 2
characters: Charles I, Duke of Brittany, Edward III of England, Louis I, Duke of Anjou, Hugh Calveley, Charles V of France, Arnaud de Cervole, John I, Count of Armagnac, Étienne Marcel, Arnaud Amanieu, Lord of Albret, Edward the Black Prince, Arnoul d'Audrehem, Jean III de Grailly, captal de Buch, Charles de la Cerda, Charles II of Navarre, John Chandos, John II of France, Robert le Coq, James I, Count of La Marche
genres: Medieval History, Spanish History, History, Economics, France, War, Medieval, European History, Military History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 273
series: The Hundred Years War
publisher: Faber & Faber