A succession of catastrophes in the middle years of the fourteenth century brought France to the brink of destruction. The bankruptcy of the French state and a bitter civil war within the royal family were followed by the defeat and capture of the King of France by the Black Prince at Poitiers. A peasant revolt and a violent revolution in Paris completed the tragedy. In a humiliating treaty of partition France ceded more than a third of its territory to Edward III of England. Not for sixty years would the English again come so close to total victory. France's great cities, provincial towns and rural communities resisted where its leaders failed. They withstood the sustained savagery of the soldiers and the free companies of brigands to undo most of Edward III's work in the following generation. England's triumphs proved to be brittle and short-lived.

The Hundred Years War: Trial by Battle v. 1

History

JONATHAN SUMPTION

Europe

FABER

Hundred Years War

Faber and Faber

HUNDRED YEARS WAR VOL 1 (v. 1)

Univ. of Pennsylvania Press

This second volume on the Hundred Years War traces Edward III's increasing domination of France, from the fall of Calais in 1347 up to 1369. The period is dominated by a succession of crises in French affairs of state; crises that brought it to the verge of ruin. The catastrophic defeat at Poitiers - at the hands of England's Black Prince - followed by the capture of the King, revolutions in Paris and the countryside, and a humiliating treaty of partition, all contributed to bring a rich and powerful nation to its knees.

Trial by Fire (The Hundred Years War II)

Military

Faber&Faber

In a fascinating work of history, Jonathan Sumption brings alive the traditions of pilgrimage prevalent in Europe from the beginning of Christianity to the end of the fifteenth century. Vividly describing such major destinations as Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago de Compostela and Canterbury, he examines both major figures - popes, kings, queens, scholars, villains - and the common people of their day. With great sympathy he evokes their achievements and failures, and addresses the question of what motivated such extraordinary quests.

Pilgrimage

Religion & Spirituality

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Hundred Years War Vol 4: Cursed Kings

The Hundred Years War Vol 5: Triumph and Illusion

Equality

Children's Books

Keith, Joseph

Classics

John Murray Publishers, Ltd.

The Age of Pilgrimage The Medieval Journey to God.

Hidden Spring

The Challenges of Democracy: And The Rule of Law

Legal Theory & Systems

Profile Books, Ltd.

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