Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of maps xiii
4. Introduction
5. ‘True Chronicles’ 1
6. Chivalry 4
7. Honour and Blame 9
8. Stations 11
9. Style 13
10. Dates 14
11. Further Reading 17
12. Jean le Bel’s Chronicle 19
13. Edward III’s Accession 22
14. The Campaign in the Borders 1327 34
15. ‘The Black Douglas’ 52
16. The Claims to the French Crown 54
17. War with Scotland 59
18. The War with France begins 65
19. 1340–58 95
20. The War of the Breton Succession 108
21. Edward and the Countess of Salisbury 118
22. The War in Brittany 128
23. Edward and the Countess of Salisbury 153
24. The War in Gascony 157
25. Crécy and Calais 167
26. King John’s Reign Begins 209
27. The Prince of Wales’s Campaigns 222
28. Plunder and Uprising 231
29. Edward ’s Last Campaign 247
30. Index 263