A Brief History of the Hundred Years War: the English in France, 1337-1453 Desmond Seward by Desmond Seward 9781472112200, 9781841196787, 1472112202, 1841196789 instant download after payment.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1 Valois or Plantagenet? 1328-1340; 2 Crécy 1340-1350; 3 Poitiers and the Black Prince 1350-1360; 4 Charles the Wise 1360-1380; 5 Richard II: A Lost Peace 1380-1399; 6 Burgundy and Armagnac: England's Opportunity 1399-1413; 7 Henry V and Agincourt 1413-1422; 8 John, Duke of Bedford, Regent of France 1422-1429; 9 'The Witch of Orleans' 1429-1435; 10 'Sad Tidings' 1435-1450; 11 The End: 'A Dismal Fight' 1450-1453; 12 Epilogue; Appendix: A Note on Currency; Chronology; Select Bibliography; Index.;For over a hundred years England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a right to the French throne. France was a large, unwieldy kingdom, England was small and poor, but for the most part she dominated the war, sacking towns and castles and winning battles - including such glorious victories as Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt, but then the English run of success began to fail, and in four short years she lost Normandy and finally her last stronghold in Guyenne. The protagonists of the Hundred Year War are among the most colourful in European history: for the E.