In text, photographs and colour plates, this book describes the uniforms, weaponary and military customs of the French Medieval armies.
The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries were a time of great upheaval for medieval France. In 1328 the Capetian line came to an end. This was the trigger for the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) as successive English kings attempted to uphold their claim to the French throne. Catastrophic defeats at Crécy and Poitiers shook the French kingdom to its core. A period of respite followed under Bertrand du Guesclin, but an even more devastating assault was to follow, under the warrior-king par excellence Henry V, and the French disintegration continued until 1429. This book details how the French began a recovery, partly triggered by the young visionary Joan of Arc, that would end with them as the major European military power.
- | Author: Dr David Nicolle, Angus McBride
- | Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- | Publication Date: Feb 15, 2000
- | Number of Pages:
- | Language: eng
- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781855327108
- | ISBN-10: 1855327104
