Contents

Introduction

Chronology

Background to war

England and France at peace and war: 1259–1328

Warring sides

The English and French monarchies on the eve of the Hundred Years’ War

Outbreak

Mounting tensions: 1336–37

The fighting

The Hundred Years’ War: a narrative

Portrait of a soldier

Bertrand du Guesclin; Companions in arms: Andrew Trollope and Osbern Mundeford

The world around war

War cruel and sharp

Portrait of a civilian

Christine de Pizan

How the war ended

The loss of Normandy and Gascony

Conclusion and consequences

A defining moment in history?

Further reading