French Armies of the Hundred Years War

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Published: 02/15/2000
ISBN: 9781855327108
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 9.74h x 7.24w x 0.15d