Hundred Years War

The bloody rise of Henry V: how his brutal upbringing propelled him to greatness. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An English fleet defeats the French at the battle of Sluys in 1340. By now, Edward III’s war machine was reaping the benefits of a system of national taxation, approved by parliament (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

How King John helped bring about a political miracle in medieval England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General History

War and military history podcast episodes

This illustration depicts six of Calais’ richest citizens pleading for their lives.

Medieval Stalingrad: why the siege of Calais was so critical in the Hundred Years' War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An older man sitting against a desk, looking towards the camera.

Jonathan Sumpton on the Hundred Years’ War: “It was Joan of Arc who persuaded the French that they could win”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queens in the Age of Chivalry. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King Henry V (left) in a late-16th- or early 17th-century portrait by an unknown artist; and his son Henry VI (right) in a c1500s portrait (Photos by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Why Henry VI’s reign was such a disaster