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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 Crécy

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...