'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
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.
The battle of Crécy in 1346 is one of the most famous and widely studied
military engagements in history. The repercussions of this battle were
felt for hundreds of years, and the exploits of those fighting reached
the status of legend. Yet cutting-edge research has shown that nearly
everything that has been written about this dramatic event may be wrong.
In this new study, Michael Livingston reveals how modern scholars have
used archived manuscripts, satellite technologies and traditional
fieldwork to help unlock what was arguably the battle's greatest secret:
the location of the now quiet fields where so many thousands died.
Crécy: Battle of Five Kings is a story of past and present. It is a
new history of one of the most important battles of the Middle Ages: a
compelling narrative account of the battle of Crécy that still adheres
to the highest scholarly standards in its detail. It is also an account
that incorporates the most cutting-edge revelations and the personal
story of how those discoveries were made.
