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Castillon: Last Battle of the Hundred Years’ War
By William E. WelshEngland’s long downward slide to defeat in the Hundred Years’ War began with the failed siege of Orleans in 1428. Read more
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The War of the Roses: A Red Storm Rising
By William E. WelshIndolent, weak-willed, and prone to periodic fits of madness, King Henry VI had let England slide downhill since coming of age in 1437. Read more
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The Guns of Formigny
By Eric NiderostIn the fall of 1447, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, was not a happy man. He was lieutenant general of France and Guyenne, a kind of viceroy who oversaw English possessions in France, and he was also a powerful and rapacious feudal magnate in his own right. Read more
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Margaret of Anjou, the Fighting Queen
By William WelshThe life of Margaret of Anjou was not that of a meek noblewoman content with the companionship of her ladies in waiting. Read more
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Jean Bureau, Master Gunner of France at Castillon
by William E. WelshNo single Frenchman was more responsible for the rapid victories in Normandy and Gascony that drove the English once and for all from France than Jean Bureau. Read more
