The Hundred Years’ war between England and France gave us the victories of Crecy and Agincourt, and made the reputations of Edward III and Henry V. It gave France a national heroine in Joan of Arc. But, even now, the jury is out as to its causes and outcome. Was it the final swansong of a redundant knightly class whose only reason for being was to fight? Was it a battle over ever more important territory to the emerging economies of England and France? Or was it the painful birth of two distinct national identities, forged through their long and violent divorce? Dr Janina Ramirez guides us through the stories of kings, great knights, bloody battles and cultural triumphs of this momentous conflict.

Cast

Janina Ramirez

Self - Presenter

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Nigel Saul

Self - Royal Holloway, University of London

F

François Neveux

Self - University of Caen

M

Matthew Strickland

Self - University of Glasgow

A

Andrew Ayton

Self - University of Hull

D

David Green

Self - Author 'Edward, the Black Prince'

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Peter Hoskins

Self - Author 'In the Steps of the Black Prince'

C

Caroline Barron

Self - Royal Holloway, University of London

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Ian Mortimer

Self - Author

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Susan Rose

Self - The Open University

Caroline Wilkinson

Self - University of Dundee

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Juliet Barker

Self - Author, 'Conquest' & 'Agincourt'

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Olivier Bousy

Self

A

Anne Curry

Self - University of Southampton

Seasons

3 episodes

Season 12013 · 3 episodes