Hundred Years War Vol 3

Divided Houses

Jonathan Sumption

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Faber & Faber
01 November 2012

Divided Houses is a tale of contrasting fortunes. In the last decade of his reign Edward III, a senile, pathetic symbol of England's past conquests, was condemned to see them overrun by the armies of his enemies. When he died, in 1377, he was succeeded by a vulnerable child, who was destined to grow into a neurotic and unstable adult presiding over a divided nation. Meanwhile France entered upon one of the most glittering periods of her medieval history, years of power and ceremony, astonishing artistic creativity and famous warriors making their reputations as far afield as Naples, Hungary and North Africa. Contemporaries in both countries believed that they were living through memorable times: times of great wickedness and great achievement, of collective mediocrity but intense personal heroism, of extremes of wealth and poverty, fortune and failure. At a distance of six centuries, as Jonathan Sumption skilfully and meticulously shows, it is possible to agree with all of these judgments.

By: Jonathan Sumption
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9780571240128
ISBN 10: 0571240127
Pages: 700
Publication Date: 01 November 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jonathan Sumption is a former History Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. He is the author of Pilgrimage and The Albigensian Crusade, as well as the two previous volumes in his celebrated history of the Hundred Years War - Trial by Battle and Trial by Fire. He is also a practicing QC, well-known for his defence of the Government before the Hutton Inquiry, and other high-profile cases before the courts.