The Hundred Years War: A People's History
A European Literature, British Literature, European History book. The Hundred Years War occurred, roughly, between 1339 and 1453. It was largely about English kings trying to secure...
The Hundred Years War (1337–1453) dominated life in England and France for well over a century. It became the defining feature of existence for generations. This sweeping book is the first to tell the human story of the longest military conflict in history. Historian David Green focuses on the ways the war affected different groups, among them knights, clerics, women, peasants, soldiers, peacemakers, and kings. He also explores how the long war altered governance in England and France and reshaped peoples’ perceptions of themselves and of their national character. Using the events of the war as a narrative thread, Green illuminates the realities of battle and the conditions of those compelled to live in occupied territory; the roles played by...
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The Hundred Years War occurred, roughly, between 1339 and 1453. It was largely about English kings trying to secure claims to areas in France, like Gascony and Normandy. This period, in France and England, must have been one of the most ghastly in human history. The war was off and on but the violence was incessant. Once the royal armies... This isn't a bad book about the period but I can't really recommend it. The writing is often awkward and repetitive (particularly in the first 1/3 or so of the book). It's as if the author wrote a series of papers on each of the topics he addresses but didn't polish a final draft, removing material already covered.And despite the subtitle,... If one theme dominates David Green's history of the Hundred Years War above all others, it is change. Changes to the lives of those who fought the battles, or ploughed their fields; changes to religious institutions and battlefield tactics, changes to the perception of women in society, or concepts of chivalry. This isn't surprising,...
