Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years' War (2013)

Original title

Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 3 episodes

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series looks at the long conflict between England and France known as the Hundred Years' War. It explores how shared codes of chivalry and language eventually gave way to betrayal and devastating new warfare.

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What happens

Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years' War is a 2013 documentary television series written and presented by cultural historian Dr. Janina Ramirez looking at a time when the ruling classes of England and France were bound together by shared sets of values, codes of behaviour and language for three hundred years that ended with the Hundred Years' War when chivalry ended with the devastating warfare of cannon and betrayal between rulers when England lost her French possessions. It was originally broadcast by the BBC in February 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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