England, France and Aquitaine : From Victory to Defeat in the Hundred Years War

Ballard, Richard

Pen & Sword Military（2020/05発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 280 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781526768599

Full Description

This is a narrative
history of England and France during the Hundred Years War, from the triumphs
of Henry V to the defeat of England and the loss of Gascony and Bordeaux - a
huge blow to English prestige. It is a military history with technical detail, linked
to high politics, courtly intrigue, dynastic ambition, and economic
interest(the Bordeaux wine trade). The story develops after the death in 1422
of two kings: Henry V of England, soon after his military triumphs, and Charles
VI of France. Both had historic claims to the French crown. Henry V was
succeeded by Henry VI, still an infant, and Charles VI by Charles VII. The
contrast could hardly have been greater between Henry VI, a scholarly and
religious figure, often suffering from mental illness, in an age when kings
were expected to be aggressive leaders and effective military commanders, and
Charles VII - an increasingly able politician, soldier and, in modern parlance,
a 'hard man,' who personified the 15th century concept of kingship. Intermittent
but constant warfare continued until the English defeat at Castillon and the
complete loss of Gascony after the siege of Bordeaux, both in 1453. The Peace
of Picquigny in 1476 between the next kings, Edward IV and Louis XI, brought an
end to this decisive episode in the Hundred Years War, foreshadowing England's
future total withdrawal from France.