Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War
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The Hundred Years’ war between England and France gave us the victories of Crecy and Agincourt, and made the reputations of Edward III and Henry V. It gave France a national heroine in Joan of Arc. But, even now, the jury is out as to its causes and outcome. Was it the final swansong of a redundant knightly class whose only reason for being was to fight? Was it a battle over ever more important territory to the emerging economies of England and France? Or was it the painful birth of two distinct national identities, forged through their long and violent divorce? Dr Janina Ramirez guides us through the stories of kings, great knights, bloody battles and cultural triumphs of this momentous conflict.
Network: BBC Four
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Status
Ended
Janina Ramirez
Self - Presenter
Nigel Saul
Self - Royal Holloway, University of London
François Neveux
Self - University of Caen
Matthew Strickland
Self - University of Glasgow
Andrew Ayton
Self - University of Hull
David Green
Self - Author 'Edward, the Black Prince'
Peter Hoskins
Self - Author 'In the Steps of the Black Prince'
Caroline Barron
Self - Royal Holloway, University of London
