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Shakespeare History Plays

This topic guide is designed to assist students in Mr. Rafalowski's ENGL 2210 with writing about William Shakespeare's Historical Plays.

Henry IV Reign (1399-1413)

Three Armies in Britain: The Irish Campaign of Richard II and the Usurpation of Henry IV, 1397-1399

This work reexamines the political and military aspects of the Revolution of 1399. It argues that Henry of Lancaster was not the "all-conquering" hero of 1399 and that Richard II worked with all his faculties to outmaneuver his cousin politically rather than simply accept his fate and deposition with resignation.

Henry IV

Henry IV (1399-1413), the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, seized the English throne at the age of thirty-two from his cousin Richard II and held it until his death, aged forty-five when he was succeeded by his son, Henry V.

Hundred Years' War 1339-1453

The Hundred Years War : A People's History

The Hundred Years War (1337–1453) dominated life in England and France for well over a century. It became the defining feature of existence for generations. This sweeping book is the first to tell the human story of the longest military conflict in history.

Prisoners of War in the Hundred Years War: Ransom Culture in the Late Middle Ages

The status of prisoners of war was firmly rooted in the practice of ransoming in the Middle Ages. By the opening stages of the Hundred Years War, ransoming had become widespread among the knightly community, and the crown had already begun to exercise tighter control over the practice of war. This led to tensions between public and private interests over ransoms and prisoners of war.

The Hundred Years War (Part III)

Sixteen essays consider various economic, legal, military, and psychological aspects of the long conflict that touched much of late-medieval Europe.

Arms, Armies and Fortifications in the Hundred Years War

The Hundred Years War embraced warfare in all aspects, from the grand set pieces of Crecy and Agincourt to the pillaged lands of the dispossessed population. What makes this book different from previous studies emphasizing the great battles is its use of less familiar evidence - such as administrative records, landscape archeology - to gain a truer picture of the realities of medieval warfare.

A Short History of the Hundred Years War

The conflict that swept over France from 1337 to 1453 remains the longest military struggle in history. A bitter dynastic fight between Plantagenet and Valois, The Hundred Years War was fought out on the widest of stages while also creating powerful new nationalist identities.

Seats of Power in Europe During the Hundred Years War

Seats of Power in Europe is a major new study of the residences of the crowned heads and the royal ducal families of the countries involved in the Hundred Years' War.