She is professor of medieval history at the university of southampton and dean of the faculty of humanities. Countless historians have attempted to tackle the subject while providing an insightful and original view of the events that collectively make up the hundred years war. In this book, hundred years war expert dr anne curry reveals how the war can reveal much about the changing nature of warfare. Even john lennon, aged 12, wrote a poem and drew a picture headed agincourt. The hundred years war did not exist until historians created it. Green has brought together all the elements of the hundred years war in an eminently readable book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Dec 31, 1992 the hundred years war is a complex and confusing period of european history that has been studied over many centuries. By convention it is said to have lasted from 37 to 1453, but there had been periodic fighting since the 12th century. The hundred years war, 371453 request pdf researchgate. Richard ii, who was only a child, succeeded his grandfather. Curry suggests that the nature of anglofrench hostility in the later middle ages set the two nations.
Arms, armies and fortifications in the hundred years war. Between 37 and 1453, english armies invaded and occupied france with the ostensible aim of enforcing the english kings claim to the french throne. Anne curry, 9781841762692, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The hundred years war ad 371453 by anne curry, curry anne. What makes this book different from previous studies emphasising the great battles is its use of less familiar evidence, such as administrative records and landscape archaeology, to gain a. Soldiers serving in other theatres have also been included scotland, ireland, wales, spain, calais in france etc, and in all types of service expeditions on land and sea. Final sections are portrait of a soldier one french and two english. She has published two books, the hundred years war and the battle of agincourt.
In chapter 4, anne curry explains why certain strategies were chosen at particular points, noting that strategic decisions in medieval warfare often appeared to. Buy the hundred years war british history in perspective 2 by curry, anne isbn. The hundred years war and the creation of national identity and the written english vernacular. Read the hundred years war online by anne curry books free. By focusing on the treaties of 1259, 60 and 1420, curry argues that there was not one hundred year war but rather three separate yet linked conflicts, all with significant implications for the european scene as a whole, and for anglofrench relations in the centuries to come. The hundred years war british history in perspective. The name the hundred years war has been used by historians since the beginning of the nineteenth century to describe the long conflict that pitted the kings and kingdoms of france and england. Mar 17, 2017 fought 371453, the hundred years war saw england and france battle for the french throne.
The times literary supplement dr allmand writes well on the progress of the war, and in one or two important respects revises perroys influential narrative. Anne curry in january 2006 the daily telegraph reported the sale in new york of an eight eenthcentury gold box. Professor anne curry is emeritus professor of medieval history my special interest is the hundred years war, especially the battle of agincourt, english armies and joan of arc. She has published many books and articles on the hundred years war, as well as definitive works on agincourt itself and an online database of all known soldiers between. The hundred years war anne curry lecturer in history university of reading macmillan education. Hundred years war, intermittent struggle between england and france in the 14th15th century over a series of disputes, including the question of the legitimate succession to the french crown. The information, analysis and judicious comment which he packs into only 172 pages of text makes the hundred years war a model of its kind. In this work, the third volume of essays dealing with many understudied aspects of the hundred years war, american, british, and european scholars deal with the varied sources that reveal the lives of soldiers in the conflict as well as the development of strategy and generalship in the many theaters of the war.
The task was carried out, in remarkable circumstances, more than forty years ago by a good friend of england, the french historian, edouard perroy. Military service and professionalism in the hundred years war. French conflict of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. She is former editor of the journal of medieval history, and a specialist in the hundred years war. The hundred years war embraced warfare in all aspects, from the grand set pieces of crecy and agincourt to the pillaged lands of the dispossessed population. Everybody thinks they know what the battle was about. Anne curry is professor of medieval history and dean of the faculty of humanities at the university of southampton, after teaching for many years at the university of reading. The narrative of the war itself is 38 pages in length. His book, war and the soldier in the fourteenth century.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Anne curry is currently considered a single author. The hundred years war 371453 anne curry osprey publishing essential histories the hundred years war 371453. The hundred years war ad 371453 by anne curry, curry. Her researches have focused particularly on english military organization during the occupation of normandy, 141550. None the less, there can be no doubt the military conflict between france and england dominated european history in the 14th and 15th centuries. The hundred years war is a complex and confusing period of european history that has been studied over many centuries. Agincourt 1415 is an exceptionally famous battle, one that has generated a huge and enduring cultural legacy in the six hundred years since it was fought. The hundred years war, colonial policy and the english lordships. In chapter 4, anne curry explains why certain strategies were chosen at.
This was the trigger for the hundred years war as successive english kings attempted to uphold their claim to the french throne. The hundred years war and the creation of national identity. In this book, dr anne curry reveals how the war can reveal much. Oct 06, 2016 in this second phase of the hundred years war, major invasions of france were launched, including that of 1415, which culminated in henry vs victory at agincourt in 1415. The hundred years war offers an opportunity to consider strategy in the context of medieval european warfare in general, while also considering the specifics of the anglo. My special interest is the hundred years war, especially the battle of agincourt, english armies and joan of arc. This war is of considerable interest both because of its duration and the number of theatres in which it was fought. Anne elizabeth curry who publishes as anne curry and a. Beginning as a dynastic war in which edward iii of england attempted to assert his claim to the french throne, the hundred years war also saw english forces attempt to regain lost territories on the continent. Nov, 2002 in this book, hundred years war expert dr anne curry reveals how the war can reveal much about the changing nature of warfare. The hundred years war raises many problems over the war aims of the english kings and of french responses to them.
Anne curry this book explores the trends in historical opinion from the time of the wars to the present day. The hundred years war part iii further considerations brill. It is also an intriguing war in military terms, not least because of what it suggests about the development of infantry and artillery, which some have deemed to constitute a veritable military revolution. Professor anne curry history university of southampton. What makes this book different from previous studies emphasising the great battles is its use of less familiar evidence, such as administrative records and landscape archaeology, to gain a truer picture of the realities of medieval warfare. Catastrophic defeats at crecy and poitiers shook the french kingdom to its core. As usual, the hundred years war 371453 begins in standard osprey format with a short introduction, a chronology, a background to the war and the opposing sides and how the war began. French armies of the hundred years war david nicolle download. Dr anne curry is senior lecturer in history at the university of reading. Request pdf the hundred years war, 371453 the hundred years war offers. Soldiers wives in the hundred years war eprints soton. The english war effort was extremely weakened by the loss of a strong. I was principal investigator on a major ahrc project which led to the creation of an online database of soldiers serving between 69. He is interested in soldiery in the hundred years war, and together with professor anne curry, led a research project the soldier in later medieval england which created a database of 250,000 service records between 691453 that is available at.
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