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Michael Livingston on The Battle of Agincourt

Michael Livingston on The Battle of Agincourt

The author of a new history of the battle discusses Agincourt.
Michael Livingston

Was the French battle plan for Agincourt doomed from the outset – or was it a sound plan disastrously executed? The French were in a strong position on the morning of October 25, 1415. They’d run Henry V down and trapped him. They had more men, they had good ground,...

Gordon Corrigan on Poitiers

Gordon Corrigan on Poitiers

Gordon talks the great battle won by the Black Prince.

Gordon, can you tell us a little bit more about the Finest Hours series? What attracted you to writing about the Hundred Years Wars and Battle of Poitiers? I’ve always been interested in the Hundred Years War period because it saw a revolution in military affairs...

Crécy, by Gordon Corrigan

Crécy, by Gordon Corrigan

The acclaimed historian's latest book is on one of the great battles of the Middle Ages.
Rebecca Yates

Crécy: Finest Hours is a highly engaging exploration of the background of the Hundred Years’ War, the Battle of Crécy, and its aftermath. Gordon Corrigan presents Crécy as a key turning point in English military history, representative of the shifts in English society...

Finest Hours: The Battle of Crécy

Finest Hours: The Battle of Crécy

The distinguished historian has written a new series on the Hundred Years War starting with Crécy.

The Battle of Crécy is the first in a series of three books covering the major land battles of the Hundred Years War, that attempt to enforce the English claim to the throne of France by right of inheritance, and to regain those English possessions in France lost by...

Crécy: Battle of Five Kings, by Michael Livingston

Crécy: Battle of Five Kings, by Michael Livingston

Fascinating and engaging, and told with clear passion for the subject.
J.A.Ironside

The Battle of Crécy is one of the most famous battles of both the Hundred Years War and the late Middle Ages. It made legends of many of its participants including Edward the Black Prince. It was a testament to the skill, daring and cunning of the English; to the...

Michael Livingston on The Battle of Agincourt

Michael Livingston on The Battle of Crécy

The author of a new history of the battle discusses Crécy, Bernard Cornwell and mudfests.
Michael Livingston

Michael Livingston, congratulations on the new book, Crécy. We have a few questions. Jonathan Sumption called Crécy a political catastrophe for the French. Just how big a defeat was it, after all the 100 Yrs War had only begun in 1337, and would continue to be fought...

Homage to Bernard Cornwell

Homage to Bernard Cornwell

Our authors and contributors write about how Cornwell has inspired them.

Aspects of History's Tribute to Bernard CornwellAlan Bardos Author of The AssassinsBernard Cornwall’s novels have entertained and moved me for the past thirty years, from tales of the American Civil War, to the Arthurian Legend’s and Uhtred of Bebbanburg‘s battles to...