The Hundred Years War
By: Robin Neillands.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453.
Other titles: 100 Years War
Description: The Hundred Years War, between the Plantagenet Kings of England and the Valois Kings of France, was a dramatic, decisive and colorful conflict. From 1337 until 1453, the Kingdoms of England and France sent their armored men and archers into battle where they fought each other to a standstill. It was a war which wrought great change in two medieval societies, ushering in the Renaissance and having repercussions to the present day. Robin Neillands has written the first full-length study of this period in over a decade. This even-handed examination of both sides of the struggle goes beyond the misconceptions of history to explain the causes of the conflict, from the early campaigns to the final French victory at Castillion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.