|
The Hundred Years War, Volume II: Trial by Fire (The Middle Ages Series)
by Jonathan Sumption
See all pages
with references to "King of France".
Excerpt - on Page 4: "
... Even in the aftermath of Edward's greatest victories, in 1346 and 1356, it is unlikely that he expected to be King of France. The claim to the French throne was a bargaining counter, a device for achieving a satisfactory settlement when the time ... "
Key Phrases:
Charles of Navarre, King of France, Prince of Wales, French King, English King, Duke of Lancaster, comptes argenterie, ooo moutons, actes normands, two dowager queens, clos des galées, old écus
(see more)
|
|
Chronicles (Penguin Classics)
by Jean Froissart
See all pages
with references to "King of France".
Excerpt - on Page 55: "
... without putting his hands between the hands of the King of France, or of any other prince or prelate delegated by him. ... "
Key Phrases:
King of France, King of England, Sir John, Duke of Lancaster, King Edward, King Richard, Earl of Derby, Earl Marshal, Count of Foix, six burghers, hundred lances, thousand archers
(see more)
|
|
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
by Barbara W. Tuchman
See all pages
with references to "King of France".
Key Phrases:
King of France, Gian Galeazzo, Charles of Navarre, Duke of Burgundy, King Edward, Black Prince, cent ballades, ooo knights, ooo florins, peace parley, ooo francs, ooo livres
(see more)
|
|
The Hundred Years War
by R. Neillands
See all pages
with references to "King of France".
Excerpt - on Page 4: "
... England with Eleanor of Aquitaine, which gave the King of England a power exceeding that of his feudal overlord, the King of France. ... "
Key Phrases:
King of France, Duke of Burgundy, King John, Black Prince, King Edward, Prince of Wales, baggage park, simple homage, fresh taxes, liege homage, arrow storm, wool towns
(see more)
|
|
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||