Trial by Fire (The Hundred Years War Volume II; 2; two)

Jonathan Sumption

ISBN 10: 0571207375 / ISBN 13: 9780571207374

Published by Faber & Faber, 2001

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First edition reprint as (Very Large octavo) paperback 692 pp. Illustrated with numerous maps and plans Near Fine condition i No inscriptions.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Trial by Fire (The Hundred Years War Volume II; 2; two)
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571207375
• ISBN 13: 9780571207374
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Lighter Books
  • North American Topography

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Synopsis

In the second volume of his celebrated history of the Hundred Years War, Jonathan Sumption examines the middle years of the fourteenth century and the succession of crises that threatened French affairs of state, including defeat at Poitiers and the capture of the king.

About the Author

Jonathan Sumption is the author of Pilgrimage and The Albigensian Crusade, as well as his celebrated five-volume history of the Hundred Years War - Trial by Battle, Trial by Fire, Divided Houses, Cursed Kings and Triumph and Illusion. He was awarded the 2023 Franco-British Society Literary Award for Triumph and Illusion and the 2009 Wolfson History Prize for Divided Houses.