The Hundred Years War did not begin with a dramatic battle — it began with pride and a claim to power that neither side would abandon. A disputed crown between England and France escalated into one of ...
Arundel died at the age of 27 after his leg was shattered, in May 1435, by a shot from a primitive cannon, or culverin, at Gerberoy, France. Both the timing and manner of his fate are significant.
"Bloody Crowns: A New History of the Hundred Years War" by Michael Livingston is a forceful reassessment of one of the longest and most transformative conflicts in European history. Rather than ...