Edward III reigned for fifty years, from 1327 to 1377. William Warburton writes that "the backbone of the story of his reign and times is the great Continental war...He was a genuine Englishman in his rough and ready, and often incoherent policy; in his contempt for foreigners and his audacious confidence in himself and his countrymen; in his love of manly exertion; his personal pride and popular sympathies, and his freedom from lasting enmity and vindictiveness...It is in vain for cold reason to contend against the spell of the names of Creci and Poitiers; they will forever stir the English heart like the blast of a trumpet or the rustle of a consecrated banner; but these battles are not, after all, the true titles of the age to honour. Searching deeper down we shall find, and thankfully admit, that the century was one not of conquest, but of transition, development, emancipation, and characterised by a silent and gradual contraction of the area of privilege, and a corresponding enlargement of the area of liberty." (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)
Chapters
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Introduction Read by Pamela Nagami 10:08
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First Decade, 1327-1337, Ch. 1: From the King's Accession to the Fall of Mortimer, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:29
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First Decade, Ch. 1: From the King's Accession to the Fall of Mortimer, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:43
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First Decade, Ch. 1: From the King's Accession to the Fall of Mortimer, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:07
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First Decade, Ch. 2: From the First Invasion of Scotland to the Commencement of the French War, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:25
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First Decade, Ch. 2: From the First Invasion of Scotland to the Commencement of the French War, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 16:19
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First Decade, Ch. 2: From the First Invasion of Scotland to the Commencement of the French War, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 10:12
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First Decade, Ch. 3: The States of Europe, etc., in the Fourteenth Century, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:46
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First Decade, Ch. 3: The States of Europe, etc., in the Fourteenth Century, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:47
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First Decade, Ch. 3: The States of Europe, etc., in the Fourteenth Century, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 10:03
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Second Decade, A.D. 1337-1347, Ch. 1: The First Invasion of France, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:43
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Second Decade, Ch. 1: The First Invasion of France, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 9:50
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Second Decade, Ch. 1: The First Invasion of France, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:32
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Second Decade, Ch. 1: The First Invasion of France, Pt. 4 Read by Pamela Nagami 17:37
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Second Decade, Ch. 2: Transactions in Scotland, Brittany, and Guienne, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 16:36
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Second Decade, Ch. 2: Transactions in Scotland, Brittany, and Guienne, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 18:16
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Second Decade, Ch. 3: The Campaigns of Crécy and Neville's Cross, and the Siege of Calais, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:21
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Second Decade, Ch. 3: The Campaigns of Crécy and Neville's Cross, and the Siege of Calais, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 15:54
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Second Decade, Ch. 3: The Campaigns of Crécy and Neville's Cross, and the Siege of Calais, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 10:58
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Second Decade, Ch. 3: The Campaigns of Crécy and Neville's Cross, and the Siege of Calais, Pt. 4 Read by Pamela Nagami 15:43
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Third Decade, A.D. 1347-1357, Ch 1: The Black Death, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:44
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Third Decade, Ch. 1: The Black Death, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 17:36
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Third Decade, Ch. 1: The Black Death, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:40
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Third Decade, Ch. 2: From the Occupation of Calais to the Battle of Poitiers Read by Pamela Nagami 15:56
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Third Decade, Ch. 3: The Poitiers Campaign, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 15:26
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Third Decade, Ch. 3: The Poitiers Campaign, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 15:29
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Fourth Decade, A.D. 1357-1367, Ch. 1: From the Battle of Poitiers to the Death of King John, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 22:06
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Fourth Decade, Ch 1: From the Battle of Poitiers to the Death of King John, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:28
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Fourth Decade, Ch. 2: The Prince of Wales in Aquitaine and Spain, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:46
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Fourth Decade, Ch. 2: The Prince of Wales in Aquitaine and Spain, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:24
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Fourth Decade, Ch. 3: Domestic Affairs Read by Pamela Nagami 17:59
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Fifth Decade, A.D. 1367-1377, Ch. 1: From the End of the Spanish Campaign to King Edward's Last Treaty with France, Pt.1 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:56
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Fifth Decade, Ch. 1: From the End of the Spanish Campaign to King Edward's Last Treaty with France, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 16:17
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Fifth Decade, Ch. 1: From the End of the Spanish Campaign to King Edward's Last Treaty with France, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:06
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Fifth Decade, Ch. 2: Internal Affairs of England Till the Death of the King, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:26
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Fifth Decade, Ch. 2: Internal Affairs of England Till the Death of the King, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 9:45
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Fifth Decade, Ch. 3: From the Death of the Black Prince to the Death of Edward III Read by Pamela Nagami 22:08
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Concluding Chapter: Pt. 1 Character of Edward III and of his Reign Read by Pamela Nagami 16:55
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Concluding Chapter, Pt. 2: Social Condition of the Period, Domestic Habits, Food and Dress of the People Read by Pamela Nagami 22:25
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Concluding Chapter, Pt. 3: Language and Literature, Vision of Piers Ploughman, The Canterbury Tales Read by Pamela Nagami 14:09
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