Conquest - The English Kingdom of France 1417-1450 (Paperback, Digital original)

Author of the best-selling AGINCOURT, Juliet Barker now tells the equally remarkable, but largely forgotten, story of the dramatic years when England ruled France at the point of a sword. Henry V's second invasion of France in 1417 launched a campaign that would put the crown of France on an English head. Only the miraculous appearance of a visionary peasant girl - Joan of Arc - would halt the English advance. Yet despite her victories, her influence was short-lived: Henry VI had his coronation in Paris six months after her death and his kingdom endured for another twenty years. When he came of age he was not the leader his father had been. It was the dauphin, whom Joan had crowned Charles VII, who would finally drive the English out of France. Supremely evocative and brilliantly told, this is narrative history at its most colourful and compelling - the true story of those who fought for an English kingdom of France.

General

Imprint:	Abacus
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2010
Authors:	Juliet Barker
Dimensions:	198 x 126 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	485
Edition:	Digital original
ISBN-13:	978-0-349-12202-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Promotions
LSN:	0-349-12202-4
Barcode:	9780349122021

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Wed, 10 May 2023 | Review by: Tanya K.

This is what happens in France after the English King Henry V dies and leaves an infant son (Henry VI, who also became disputed King of France two months afterwards on the death of his maternal Grandfather French King Charles VI) and what is essentially a committee in charge of both England and his newly acquired French possessions. What could possibly go wrong? A no frills, business-like book that covers the last bit (1417-1450) of the so-called Hundred Years War between France and England. Politics, warfare, begging for money to pay the military, taxes, treaties made and broken, bandits, and not-so-happy peasants. I hadn't realised quite how short Joan of Arc's military career was. The middle bogged down a bit in all the offenses, counter-offenses and just general mayhem and slaughter. The book could have used more maps, but a very useful timeline was included.

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