Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War
2013 · BBC Four · 60 min · 1 season
S01E03 · Agents of God: 1415-1453
Mon, 25 Feb, 8:00 pm
Henry V has claimed the crown of France for his heirs, but to secure it the English must conquer all of France. Potent French resistance comes in the most unlikely form - an illiterate young peasant girl, Joan of Arc. Dr Janina Ramirez explores the longest and bloodiest divorce in history.
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Dr. Janina Ramirez explores the fall-out of the longest and bloodiest divorce in history, when little England dared to take on the superpower of France.
Episodes
- E01
Trouble in the Family: 1337-1360
Mon, 11 Feb· 60 minDr Janina Ramirez explores the medieval Anglo-French conflict. Edward III crushes the flower of French knighthood at the Battle of Crecy.
- E02
Breaking the Bonds: 1360-1415
Mon, 18 Feb· 60 minEngland, wracked by plague and revolt, loses the upper hand until Henry V, determined to prove his right to be king, turns the tide at the battle of Agincourt.
- E03
Agents of God: 1415-1453
Mon, 25 Feb· 60 minHenry V has claimed the crown of France for his heirs, but to secure it the English must conquer all of France. Potent French resistance comes in the most unlikely form - an illiterate young peasant girl, Joan of Arc. Dr Janina Ramirez explores the longest and bloodiest divorce in history.
Cast
Janina Ramirez
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