The Hundred Years War ─ A Wider Focus

The Hundred Years War was not merely a simple, if extended conflict between France and England over who owed feudal fealty to whom. According to these 14 essays, the technologies, costs, politics, and effects on domestic and international policy of the war also involved Spain and Italy and a variety of social groups. To those who argue that Spain was not involved, contributors recall the Battle of Najera, the War of the Two Pedros, the role of Monzon as military financier, and Castilan and Granadan relations. They describe extended theaters of war in Italy and the Brabant, urban reactions in London, Toulouse and Barcelona, and how women became involved as purveyors of materiel and within the "politics of salvation." The appendices include a gold mine of genealogical information and a guide to the often-confusing chronology of battles and treaties. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

L.J. Andrew Villalon, Ph.D. (1984) Yale University, is Professor at the University of Texas. He specializes in late medieval and early modern European history, and has published extensively on such diverse subjects as Pedro “the Cruel”, Don Carlos, San Diego de Alcala, and Machievelli.Donald J. Kagay, Ph.D. (1981) Fordham University, is currently a Full Professor at Albany State University. As a specialist on medieval Spain focusing on the law and institutions of the Crown of Aragon, Kagay has published translations of two important eastern Spanish legal texts: the Usatges of Barcelona (1981) and the Commerationes of Pere Albert (2002).