The Ancient Enemy: England, France and Europe from the Angevins to the Tudors

by Malcolm Vale

Book Overview

This book traces the origins and evolution of the enmity between England and France over the four hundred years in which England was a continental European land power. The medieval claim to the throne of France was not formally abandoned by the British monarchy until 1802 and the so-called Hundred Years War between the two nations was never concluded by a peace treaty. The book argues that medieval and early modern England, like Britain today,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847252516
• ISBN13: 9781847252517
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"