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Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War

Janina Ramirez

Graham Johnston

Serena Davies

Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War: Episode 1: Trouble in the Family: 1337-1360

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Episode 1: Trouble in the Family: 1337-1360

Trouble in the Family: 1337-1360

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Edward III crushes the flower of French knighthood at the Battle of Crecy.

Dr Janina Ramirez explores the medieval Anglo-French conflict. Edward III crushes the flower of French knighthood at the Battle of Crecy.

Dr Janina Ramirez explores the fallout of the longest and bloodiest divorce in history, when little England dared to take on the superpower France.

Edward III rips up the medieval rule book and crushes the flower of French knighthood at the Battle of Crecy with his low-born archers. His son, the Black Prince, conducts a campaign of terror, helping to bring France to her knees.

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Dr Janina Ramirez follows the momentous and nation-shaping war between England and France.

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