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 aspects of our national history. To fully appreciate the nature of the wars, she argues that such preconceptions need to be tackled.

British History – Medieval England

The Hundred Years War was followed by the civil war now known as the Wars of the Roses.