{"product_id":"bloody-crowns-a-new-history-of-the-hundred-years-war","title":"Bloody Crowns: A New History of the Hundred Years War","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA ‚Äúriveting\" new telling of the Hundred Years war that \"brilliantly revises centuries of history‚Äù (Bernard Cornwell, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‚Äìbestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Last Kingdom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e), revealing how the lines drawn on medieval battlefields forged the modern world\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Henry V at Agincourt. Edward III at Cr√©cy. The Black Prince at Poitiers. Joan of Arc at Orl√©ans. The period we call ‚Äúthe Hundred Years War‚Äù was a cascade of violence bursting with some of the most famous figures and fascinating fights in history. The central combatants, England and France, bore witness to uncountable deaths, unbelievable tragedy, and uncompromising glory. But there was much more to this period than a struggle between two nations for dominance.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBloody Crowns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells a new story of how medieval Europe was consumed, not by a hundred years‚Äô war, but by two full centuries of war from 1292 to 1492. During those years, blood was spilled far beyond the borders of England and France. The Low Countries became war zones. Italy was swept up. So, too, the Holy Roman Empire, the Iberian Peninsula, Scotland, and Wales. The conflict drove enormous leaps forward in military technology and organization, political systems and national identities, laying the groundwork for the modern world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With a keen eye for military intrigue and drama, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBloody Crowns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e critically revises our understanding of how modern Europe arose from medieval battlefields.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50548252049693,"sku":"9781541607705","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9781541607705.jpg?v=1761676831","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/bloody-crowns-a-new-history-of-the-hundred-years-war","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}