The Battle of Sluys: The History and Legacy of the First Major Naval Battle of the Hundred Years War Audiobook Libro.fm

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Although it ended over 550 years ago the Hundred Years War still looms large in the historical consciousness of England and France even if the name of the famous war is a misnomer Actually a series of separate conflicts between the English and French monarchies interspersed with periods of peace its historical image is an odd one in part because its origins were based on royal claims that dated back centuries and the English and French remained adversaries for nearly 400 years after it ended