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Hundred Years War Vol 2: Trial By Fire
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Hundred Years War Vol 2: Trial By Fire
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jonathan Sumption
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:704 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 155 |
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| Category/Genre | World history - c 500 to C 1500 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780571207374
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| Classifications | Dewey:944.025 |
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| Audience | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | | Professional & Vocational | | General | |
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| Edition |
Main
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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| Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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| Publication Date |
22 October 2001 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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.
Author Biography
Jonathan Sumption is a former History Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and a practising QC. He is the author of Pilgrimage and The Albigensian Crusade, as well as the first three volumes in his celebrated history of the Hundred Years War - Trial by Battle, Trial by Fire and Divided Houses. He was awarded the 2009 Wolfson History Prize for Divided Houses.
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