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The Hundred Years War. v. 3, Divided houses

By Jonathan , Sumption

Book information

Publisher
Faber and Faber
Year
2009
ISBN
9780571138975, 0571138977
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10271770 bytes)
Pages
1006\429
Time added
2016-12-07 07:00:00
1327-1377.;France;History;Philip VI1328-1350.;France.;Great Britain.1339-1453.;Great Britain;History;Edward IIIHundred Years' War

Description

In the last decade of his reign, Edward III was condemned to see his conquests overrun by the armies of his enemies. When he died, in 1377, he was succeeded by a vulnerable child, who grew into an unstable adult presiding over a divided nation. Meanwhile, France entered one of the most glittering periods of her history. Abstract: In the last decade of his reign Edward III, a senile, pathetic symbol of England's past conquests, was condemned to see them overrun by the armies of his enemies. When he died, in 1377, he was succeeded by a vulnerable child, who was destined to grow into a neurotic and unstable adult presiding over a divided nation. Read more...

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