The Hundred Years War

“Green holistically explores aspects of the war's effects with exceptionally thorough research on subjects as diverse as the Catholic Church, women, peasants and even language.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“As the subtitle indicates, Green’s history of the Hundred Years War is not a conventional narrative account; rather, it traces the human story of the war.  Knights, clerics, women, peasants, soldiers, and kings all found their personal and institutional identities altered by the conflict. This impressive survey ought to be included in any collection on the Middle Ages or the history of England and France. Highly recommended.”—J.D. Lyons, Choice

“[Hundred Years War] makes us care about this long-ago conflict and the society that pursued and was shaped by it. . . . [It is] likely to (and indeed should) become a standard introduction to the war.”—Charles F. Briggs, Speculum


"This is war painted on a broad canvas, analytical as well as descriptive, emphasizing the social, political, military and economic effects of a long conflict in which people are never forgotten."—Christopher Allmand, author of The Hundred Years War: England and France at War, c.1300-c.1450

"David Green has given us a new Hundred Years War, taking us beyond the campaign trail and the battlefield and into the lives and cultures of the people who lived through this greatest of medieval endurance tests. Green’s brilliant evocation of the period, his eye for telling detail, and his powerful narrative voice serve to transform the history of war and nationhood in later medieval England and France."—W. Mark Ormrod, author of Edward III