318. Hundred Years' War: A Game of Thrones

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• JP

  @JPAlotte · 1 year ago

  Dear Tom and Dominic, this is a note from your favorite French listener (Friend of the Podcast 🙂) who is laying a challenge at your feet: listening to you two Brits, it sounds like the Hundred Year War was a series of victories across the board by the bright, Master strategists British over a horde of bumbling French buffoons... I listened to your podcasts of the Battle of Agincourt and I fell in a deep depression over the inadequacy of the French, and yet looking at all 62 battles that occur during the 100 year war, it shows a different story especially near the end . I think it is high time to make your French producer feel better and speak of say, the battles of Roosebeke, Baugé, Patay or the siege of Compiegne where the British showed very poor behavior and captured a poor French Woman : Joan of Arc... the glove has been thrown at your feet. And on this bombshell, I do greatly appreciate your talent and virtuosity.

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• AU

  @austinmiller9064 · 3 years ago

  I love the content you guys put out. Absolutely crazy these videos don't get more views, likes and comments.

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• ST

  @StephenElk · 1 year ago

  Guys you are simply the best! I've stayed up all night listening to your podcasts on Trafalgar. Simply brilliant. Now in the early morning I'm again hooked on your explanation of the 100 years war. But, as an American I must object ( in a friendly hands across the sea kinda way.) in American football you do NOT just run into each other. It's much more complicated and well planned , strategically than just that. It can take years to understand and comprehend the plays behind it all. No disrespect mind you. Once again you two are the best thing happening on the Internet. Cheers from America. Blessings.

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• AL

  @alexbardoux7297 · 1 year ago

  I'm sorry to tell to Tom that Champagne the sparkling wine we know today did'nt exist at this time . For this you must wait the 17 th century . But it is true that wine was already cultivated in the Marne valley during this period . Wine in middle age is often made near rivers, because it's a pounderous good and hard to transport except by barges .

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• SU

  @susanroutt6690 · 1 year ago

  “A Distant Mirror” is my favorite book.Tuchman compared the 1970’s to the 14th century. Her recounting of the Black Death will make you long for any vaccine available to you and your children.

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• NE

  @neilpk70 · 7 months ago

  Tom&apos;s Tuchman quotes are reminding me to read &quot;A Distant Mirror&quot; again.<br>The content is fascinating, and her prose are works of art.

• CH

  @chrisperry8684 · 1 year ago

  Superb as always!

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• SA

  @samhinchliffe6303 · 1 year ago

  How could they not mention the Accursed Kings series by Maurice Druon?! Directly inspired A Song of Ice and Fire and covers this entire period in French and English history.

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• SG

  @SGT_Jones4619_larv · 2 years ago

  Have you done any of the war of the roses?

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• CA

  @caseyh1934 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I135kDfIRWs&amp;t=1720">28:40</a> calling the red-hot poker the &quot;papel back channel&quot; .....that is diabolical

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• SH

  @showze21 · 1 year ago (edited)

  thanks for making clear that it was a horrible time for the french populace. the french good king &nbsp;jean? made a memorable statement damning the english for their crimes, which bernard cornwell quoted in his trilogy on the war

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• TH

  @theresagwhite3175 · 1 year ago

  Apparently John Wayne was a big fan of the &quot;Sir Nigel&quot; stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.

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