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The Hundred Years War : a people's history, David Green

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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 clergy and their shifting loyalties to king and pope; and the influence of the war on developing notions of government, literacy, and education. Peopled with vivid and well-known characters--Henry V, Joan of Arc, Philippe the Good of Burgundy, Edward the Black Prince, John the Blind of Bohemia, and many others--as well as a host of ordinary individuals who were drawn into the struggle, this absorbing book reveals for the first time not only the Hundred Years War's impact on warfare, institutions, and nations, but also its true human cost. -- Provided by publisher
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xi, 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Chronology
  • Glossary
  • Note on money
  • Note on names
  • Family trees
  • Introduction (1337)
  • Knights and nobles : flowers of chivalry (1346)
  • The Peasantry : "Vox Populi" (1358)
  • The church and the clergy : voices from the Pulpit (1378)
  • Making peace : "Blessed are the Peacemakers" (1396)
  • The madness of Kings : kingship and royal power (1407)
  • Soldiers : views from the front (1415)
  • Occupation : coexistence, collaboration and resistance (1423)
  • Women and war : power and persecution (1429)
  • Prisoners of war : gilded cages (1435)
  • National identities : St George and "La Mère France" (1449)
  • Conclusion: 1453 and beyond
Isbn
9780300216103
Instance
Label
The Hundred Years War : a people's history
Title
The Hundred Years War
Title remainder
a people's history
Statement of responsibility
David Green
Title variation
100 Years War
Creator
Author
Subject
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Language
eng
Summary
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 clergy and their shifting loyalties to king and pope; and the influence of the war on developing notions of government, literacy, and education. Peopled with vivid and well-known characters--Henry V, Joan of Arc, Philippe the Good of Burgundy, Edward the Black Prince, John the Blind of Bohemia, and many others--as well as a host of ordinary individuals who were drawn into the struggle, this absorbing book reveals for the first time not only the Hundred Years War's impact on warfare, institutions, and nations, but also its true human cost. -- Provided by publisher
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1969-
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Green, David
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
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  • Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453
  • France
  • Great Britain
  • France
  • Great Britain
  • Hundred Years' War (1339-1453)
  • Diplomatic relations
  • France
  • Great Britain
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The Hundred Years War : a people's history, David Green
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-318) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Chronology -- Glossary -- Note on money -- Note on names -- Family trees -- Introduction (1337) -- Knights and nobles : flowers of chivalry (1346) -- The Peasantry : "Vox Populi" (1358) -- The church and the clergy : voices from the Pulpit (1378) -- Making peace : "Blessed are the Peacemakers" (1396) -- The madness of Kings : kingship and royal power (1407) -- Soldiers : views from the front (1415) -- Occupation : coexistence, collaboration and resistance (1423) -- Women and war : power and persecution (1429) -- Prisoners of war : gilded cages (1435) -- National identities : St George and "La Mère France" (1449) -- Conclusion: 1453 and beyond
Control code
905638721
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xi, 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780300216103
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)905638721
Label
The Hundred Years War : a people's history, David Green
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-318) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Chronology -- Glossary -- Note on money -- Note on names -- Family trees -- Introduction (1337) -- Knights and nobles : flowers of chivalry (1346) -- The Peasantry : "Vox Populi" (1358) -- The church and the clergy : voices from the Pulpit (1378) -- Making peace : "Blessed are the Peacemakers" (1396) -- The madness of Kings : kingship and royal power (1407) -- Soldiers : views from the front (1415) -- Occupation : coexistence, collaboration and resistance (1423) -- Women and war : power and persecution (1429) -- Prisoners of war : gilded cages (1435) -- National identities : St George and "La Mère France" (1449) -- Conclusion: 1453 and beyond
Control code
905638721
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xi, 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780300216103
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)905638721

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