The Hundred Years War 1337 - 1453, Ess19

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The Hundred Years' War
1337-1453
(Essential Stories 19)

Author: Anne Curry

Paperback; November 2002; 96 pages

About this book:
There is no doubt that the military conflict between France and England dominated European history in the 14th and 15th centuries. This war is of considerable interest both for its duration and the number of theaters in which it was fought. In this book, Dr. Anne Curry, an expert on the Hundred Years' War, reveals how the war can reveal much about the changing nature of warfare: the rise of the infantry and the disappearance of the knight; the impact of the increased use of gunpowder; and the effect of wars on generations of people around them.

Content:
# Introduction
# Chronology
# Background to the War: England and France in Peace and War - 1259-1328
#Warring sides: The English and French monarchies on the eve of the Hundred Years' War
# Outbreak: Rising tensions 1336-37
# The Fighting: The Hundred Years' War: A Narrative
Portrait of a Soldier: Bertrand du Guesclin; Comrades in Arms: Andrew Trollope and Osbern Mundeford
# The world around the war: cruel and acute war
# Portrait of a Civilian: Christine de Pizan
# How the war ended: the loss of Normandy and Gascony
# Conclusion and consequences: a decisive moment in history?