Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War

In her new three-part series, The Hundred Years’ War, Dr Janina Ramirez explores the causes of the greatest and longest conflict in medieval history. The Hundred Years’ war between England and France gave us the victories of Crecy and Agincourt, and made the reputations of Edward III and Henry V. It gave France a national heroine in Joan of Arc. But, even now, the jury is out as to its causes and outcome. Was it the final swansong of a redundant knightly class whose only reason for being was to…