Table of Contents

Foreword Preface List of Illustrations List of Maps Introduction: The Crécy Dead, 28 August 1346 PART ONE: BEFORE THE CAMPAIGN, TO 1346 1. Roots of War, 1066–1308 2. Isabella and the Two Edwards, 1308–30 3. Wine, Wool, and the March to War, 1202–1337 4. The Hundred Years War Begins, 1337–46 PART TWO: THE CRÉCY CAMPAIGN, 1346 5. The Campaign Begins, 12–23 July 6. The Sacking of Caen, 23–30 July 7. The Long Road to Paris, 30 July–16 August 8. The Battle of Blanchetaque, 16–25 August PART THREE: RECONSTRUCTING CRÉCY, 26 AUGUST 1346 9. Reconstructing Battles 10. The Armies Approach, 26 August 11. Finding Crécy 12. The Battle of Crécy, 26 August 13. The Second Day, 27 August Epilogue: All the Days to Come Appendix: The Location of Crécy Suggested Reading and Acknowledgments Endnotes Index

Promotional Information

A groundbreaking new study of the battle of Crécy, in which the outnumbered English under King Edward III won a decisive victory over the French and changed the course of the Hundred Years War.

About the Author

Dr. Michael Livingston teaches the military and cultural history of the Middle Ages at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. He recently co-authored the textbook reader Medieval Warfare, and future works include books on the battles of Hastings and Shrewsbury. These add to previous books The Battle of Crécy: A Casebook, winner of the 2017 Distinguished Book Award from the Society for Military History, and Never Greater Slaughter: Brunanburh and the Birth of England (Osprey, 2021).

Reviews

Like Crécy itself, this book is a triumph and the tale it tells gives an old story new life.
*Bernard Cornwell, bestselling author of The Last Kingdom series*

Original, insightful and revelatory – Michael Livingston has once again transformed the way we think about one of the great battles of the Middle Ages. An indispensable guide for anyone interested in Crécy and the Hundred Years War.
*Dan Jones, New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of 'The Plantagenets' and 'Powers and Thrones'*

There are master conflict analysts. There are master storytellers. There are master historians. Only once in a lifetime do you find all three skills at the highest level in a single person. Crécy: Battle of Five Kings is what you get when that person writes a book.
*Myke Cole, author of 'Legion versus Phalanx' and 'The Bronze Lie'*

Fascinating and engaging, and told with clear passion for the subject, Crécy: Battle of Five Kings is not to be missed.
*Aspects of History*

This is an enjoyable and informative read.
*British Archaeology*