Aired Saturday June 12, 9:05am - 10:25amon PBS America +1

Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War

Series 1 Episode 1: Trouble in the Family: 1337-1360

Dr Nina Ramirez explores the fall-out of the longest and bloodiest divorce in history, when little England dared to take on the superpower France. Edward III rips up the medieval rule book and crushes the flower of French knighthood at the Battle of Crecy with his low-born archers. His son, the Black Prince, conducts a campaign of terror, helping to bring France to her knees.

Category
Documentary / History
Original air date
2013-02-11
Cast and crew
  • Dr RamirezHost