Hundred Years' War. Part II.

The Hundred Years' War – Part II takes readers into the dramatic final phase of one of the most influential conflicts in European history. Beginning in the aftermath of Agincourt and the Treaty of Troyes, this volume follows the struggle for the French crown as England appears closer than ever to achieving its dream of ruling France. Yet from the depths of national crisis emerges one of history's most extraordinary figures: Joan of Arc.Through gripping accounts of political intrigue, battlefield campaigns, royal ambition, religious conviction, and personal sacrifice, this book explores the rise of Charles VII, the miraculous relief of Orléans, the coronation at Reims, Joan's capture, trial, and execution, and the remarkable French recovery that transformed the course of the war. Readers will witness the collapse of English dominance, the rise of artillery and centralized monarchy, and the final campaigns that ended more than a century of conflict.