The Battle of Crecy, 1346
The Battle of Crecy, 1346
Publisher: Boydell Press | ISBN: 1843833069 | edition 2007 | PDF | 408 pages | 13,7 mb
Publisher: Boydell Press | ISBN: 1843833069 | edition 2007 | PDF | 408 pages | 13,7 mb
In October 1998 the Battlefields Trust held their first overseas residential conference at Crécy-en-Ponthieu, with the battles of Crécy and Agincourt as its twin foci and with invited speakers from the United Kingdom and France. This book owes its inspiration to that occasion, and in particular to the conference dinner, during which, as strangers, we struck up a conversation on some of the perennial questions that surround the campaign and battle of Crécy. It quickly became apparent that we shared the belief that a substantial, multi-faceted study devoted to the battle of Crécy was long overdue; and in the light of the new evidence and fresh interpretations that had emerged during the conference, it was clear to us that the time was ripe for such a project. That it has taken flight has been owing to the enthusiastic – and patient – support of Boydell & Brewer, who have been everything that authors could wish for in a publisher.