Table of Contents:
  • Contents Introduction7 Chronology10 Background to war England and France at peace and war: 1259-132811 Warring sides The English and French monarchies on the eve of the Hundred Years' War20 Outbreak Mounting tensions: 1336-3727 The fighting The Hundred Years' War: a narrative31 Portrait of a soldier Bertrand du Guesclin; Companions in arms: Andrew Trollope and Osbern Mundeford69 The world around war War cruel and sharp73 Portrait of a civilian Christine de Pizan83 How the war ended The loss of Normandy and Gascony86 Conclusion and consequences A defining moment in history?91 Further reading93 Index94