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The Hundred Years War

The English in France 1337-1453

by Desmond Seward
Nigel Patterson
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From 1337 to 1453 England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a right to the French throne. Though it was a small, poor country, England for most of those "hundred years" won the battles, sacked the towns and castles, and dominated the war. The protagonists of the Hundred Years War are among the most colorful in European history: Edward III, the Black Prince; Henry V, who was later immortalized by Shakespeare; the splendid but inept John II, who died a prisoner in London; Charles V, who very nearly overcame England; and the enigmatic Charles VII, who at last drove the English out. Desmond Seward's critically acclaimed account of the Hundred Years War brings to life all of the intrigue, beauty, and royal to-the-death-fighting of that legendary century-long conflict.

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    May 7, 2019

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      • ISBN: 9781977351722
      • File size: 242871 KB
      • Duration: 08:25:58

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This excellent audio production of Seward's popular overview delivers all the drama and pageantry of the Hundred Years War (Britain versus France, 1337-1453). Nigel Patterson is a particularly apt narrator. His firm pacing, confident diction, and unaffected delivery reflect Seward's lucid and unsparing narrative in which kings and potentates receive the same frank assessment as knaves and fools, and are often found to be one and the same. This was the era of the Black Prince, of Henry V and Agincourt, of Joan of Arc, and of Norman England's loss of Normandy and its other lands in France. It's an unforgettable drama of valor and might--and the consequences of overreaching. D.A.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

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