Is it possible for nearly 700 years of historical narrative to be wrong? Michael Livingston has made a strong case that much of what we know about the 1346 Battle of Crécy, the battle that started the Hundred Years’ War between England and France, is wrong.
In his new book, “Crécy: Battle of Five Kings,” Livingston takes the reader back before the battle began, reaching all the way to 1066 and the battles of Hastings and Stamford Bridge. It is a brief yet thorough historical introduction to how these two European powers fell into continual conflict.
