The Ancient Enemy England, France and Europe from the Angevins to the Tudors

by Vale, Malcolm

• ISBN13: 9781847252517
• ISBN10: 1847252516
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-02
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

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. It argues that medieval England, like Britain today, was a two-faced polity: one face looked west and north towards its Celtic neighbours; the other faced east and south towards continental Europe.

Author Biography

Malcolm Vale is Fellow and Tutor in History, Fellow Librarian and Keeper of the Archives at St John's College, Oxford.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xiii
England and its neighbours	p. 1
The Angevin Empire and the Kingdom of France	p. 23
Aquitaine and the French Wars	p. 35
Allies, Mediators and the French Enemy	p. 59
English Identity: Language and Culture	p. 73
The Legend of Joan of Arc	p. 89
The Fall of Lancastrian France	p. 101
Tudor Ambitions and the War with France	p. 111
The Aftermath	p. 129
Notes	p. 137
Bibliography	p. 155
Index	p. 165
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