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The Ancient Enemy: England, France and Europe from the Angevins to the Tudors
Malcolm Vale
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Paperback. Traces the origins and evolution of the enmity between England and France over the years in which England was a continental European land power. This book also examines the emergence of English national identity and the part played by language in this process, as the English increasingly defined themselves against their French enemy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
This is a detailed exploration of how the antagonism between England and France originated and evolved over 400 years.This book traces the origins and evolution of the enmity between England and France over the 400 years in which England was a continental European land power. The medieval claim to the throne of France was not formally abandoned by the British monarchy until 1802 and the so-called Hundred Years War between the two nations was never concluded by a peace treaty. The book argues that medieval and early modern England, like Britain today, was a two-faced polity: one face looked westward ... Read more
This is a detailed exploration of how the antagonism between England and France originated and evolved over 400 years.This book traces the origins and evolution of the enmity between England and France over the 400 years in which England was a continental European land power. The medieval claim to the throne of France was not formally abandoned by the British monarchy until 1802 and the so-called Hundred Years War between the two nations was never concluded by a peace treaty. The book argues that medieval and early modern England, like Britain today, was a two-faced polity: one face looked westward ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hambledon Continuum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847252517
SKU
V9781847252517
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About Malcolm Vale
Malcolm Vale is a Fellow and tutor of History at St John's College, Oxford. He specialises in English and European history in the later middle ages, especially Anglo-French and Anglo-Nederlandish relations. His many publications include The Princely Court: Medieval Courts and Culture in North-West Europe, 1270-1380.
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