Conquest: The English Kingdom of France, 1417-1450

Juliet R. V. Barker

Little, Brown, 2009 - Biography & Autobiography - 485 pages

Tells the equally remarkable, but largely forgotten, story of the dramatic years when England ruled France at the point of a sword. Henry V's second invasion of France in 1417 launched a campaign that would put the crown of France on an English head.

About the author

Juliet Barker, the distinguished biographer of the Bronte sisters and Wordsworth, is a medievalist and scholar.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Conquest: The English Kingdom of France, 1417-1450
• Author: Juliet R. V. Barker
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Little, Brown, 2009
• ISBN: 1408700832, 9781408700839
• Length: 485 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Religious; Biography & Autobiography / Royalty; History / Europe / France