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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: <b>Edward III, the Black Prince</b>; <b>Henry V</b>, who was later immortalized by Shakespeare; the splendid but inept <b>John II</b>, who died
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Seward, Desmond
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Published
- 1977
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781101171943
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Political Science, History, Medieval
- Rating
- 3.87 / 5 (567 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
Other editions & translations
- The Monks of War (1972)
- The Hundred Years War : the English in France, 1337-1453 (1999)
- The Hundred Years War : the English in France, 1337-1453 (1977)
- The Hundred Years War : the English in France, 1337-1453 (1978)
- A Brief History of The Hundred Years War (1978)
- The Monks of War: The Military Religious Orders (Arkana) (1972)
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