England and the Hundred Years' War

by Charles William Chadwick OMAN (1860 - 1946)

Henry V., 1413-1422

England and the Hundred Years' War

This little book by the British military historian, Charles Oman, begins with the accession of the warrior king, Edward III, to the English throne in 1327 and ends with the downfall of Richard III at Bosworth Field in 1485. By carrying the story of the Hundred Years' War through the Wars of the Roses, Oman portrays this era of battle and plague within the larger context of the dynastic struggles and civil wars which destabilized England and left France vulnerable to invasion and conquest. Summary by Pamela Nagami.


Listen next episodes of England and the Hundred Years' War:
Henry VI. The Minority and the French War, 1422-1450 , Richard III., 1483-1485 , Richard the King-Maker and Edward the King, 1464-1483 , The Wars of the Roses, 1450-1464