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On August 29th of 1350, the Battle of Winchelsea, known also as the Battle of Les Espagnols Sur Mer , was fought off the southern coast England between the fleets of King Edward III of England (b.1312-1377) and the Castilian (Spanish) prince Don Carlos de la Cerda (b.1327-1354). The Channel was and is still today the gateway to south England and during the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) it was the site of the oft forgotten Battle of Winchelsea. The Battle of Sluys 1340 as depicted in an illumination from Froissart's Chronicles Battle of Winchelsea in 1450 An aggressive English naval strategy from 1340-1429 during the Hundred Years' Wars often led to the piracy of any and all ships crossing or returning from the Channel into the North Atlantic. A greater English strategy protected both the major channel ports and the western Irish sea ports, the English always wary of any French, Scottish, and/or Spanish vessels looking for easy plunder along the coast just as the Vikings of the...

The Hundred Years War: The English in France 1337-1453 By: Desmond Seward (Penguin Books, New York City, 1978) Maps and Battle diagrams by Patrick Leeson Review by: Benjamin Sparks, Worcester State University ‘12 Author Desmond Seward’s (b.1935) Hundred Years War, the English in France 1337-1453 , is a remarkably concise and yet in-depth historical narrative of the military history, royal, and cultural history of this most legendary medieval period. As he states in the books foreword, this volume is meant to be a short account for the general reader of medieval history, not for the expert or specialist historian on medieval warfare and tactics. Seward indeed does a write a thoroughly researched and engaging work, tracing the larger picture history of England’s great campaigns in France. Swirl of Knights and men at arms in combat during the Hundred Years' War  from a 16th century depiction   Conscience to enhance his work with the French monarchial and cultural influence o...