Life in the Middle Ages – Medieval Women series
One of the projects that I have been working on this year is a series of posts about Medieval Women. As I wrote and edited […]
Hundred Years War
Henry V’s triumphant return to London, 14th February 1421
14th February 1421 Formal Entry into London of King Henry V Following the Treaty of Troyes Henry added the Regency of France to his workload. […]
Anglo-French Truce, 24th December 1419
By late 1419 the military, political, and diplomatic scenario in France weighed heavily in favour of King Henry V of England. The conquest of Normandy […]
The French Raid on Southampton, 5th October 1338
The French Raid on Southampton, 5th October 1338 “They set out with their fleet, which carried at least a thousand fighting men of various kinds, and […]
Dr Helen Castor on historiography of the Hundred Years War
Dr Helen Castor outlines the ways in which the Hundred Years War has become intertwined with a sense of national pride and bound by other […]
What stopped Edward III’s army in its tracks?
Edward III is known for some of the greatest victories won by the English armies during the Hundred Years War. Yet his successful campaigning came […]