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The Origins of the Hundred Years War

The Angevin Legacy 1250-1340

Malcolm Vale author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:29th Aug '96

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In this important study of Anglo-French relations in the century before the Hundred Years War, Malcolm Vale examines the legacy of continental rule bequeathed by the Angevin kings of England to their Plantagenet successors. He explores the sources of Anglo-French tension which ultimately led to the breakdown of feudal and diplomatic relations between the two greatest powers in western Europe.

`teeming not only with stimulating ideas ... but also with detailed information ... a brilliant book which will hold an important place in Anglo-French studies for a long time to come' Medium Aevum
`a fine book which deserves to enjoy a wide readership and to become a standard work on its subject' English Historical Review
`an important new contribution to our understanding of the terrible conflict that dominated western Europe in the late Middle Ages ... outstanding both for the information it assembles and the conclusions it draws' Speculum

ISBN: 9780198206200

Dimensions: 233mm x 155mm x 21mm

Weight: 545g

342 pages