Bloody Crowns

“A vivid blow-by-blow account.”—The Times Literary Supplement

“Lively...an engaging, sometimes thrilling introduction to an epic conflict.”—The Telegraph

“A well-trodden subject in expert hands.”—Kirkus

“For my money, Michael Livingston is one of the best military historians working today.”—Dan Jones, History, Etc.

“A riveting page-turner that brilliantly revises centuries of history.”—Bernard Cornwell, New York Times–bestselling author of The Last Kingdom

“He’s done it again! Michael Livingston upends our traditional understanding of history, while simultaneously telling a cracking tale.”—Dan Snow, author of The Story of England

“Livingston bravely challenges the very definition of the Hundred Years War—and its many historical myths.”—Kelly DeVries, author of Joan of Arc

“In this marvelous revisionist take on the Hundred Years War, Michael Livingston demonstrates that war in Europe in the Middle Ages raged on far longer than is commonly and popularly understood. Written with epic pace and clarity, this is a book that finely demonstrates how rigorous scholarship can also make for gripping popular history.”—Helen H. Carr, author of The Red Prince