How Long to Read The Ancient Enemy

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ancient Enemy?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 56 minutes to read The Ancient Enemy by Malcolm Graham Allan Vale

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

"This book traces the origins and evolution of the enmity between England and France over the four hundred years in which England was a continental European land power. The medieval claim to the throne of France was not formally abandoned by the British monarchy until 1802 and the so-called Hundred Years War between the two nations was never concluded by a peace treaty. The book argues that medieval and early modern England, like Britain today, was a two-faced polity: one face looked westward and northward towards its Celtic neighbours; the other faced eastward and southward towards continental Europe. Ultimately, from the reign of Edward III onwards, the French throne itself became the object of English ambitions and the book discusses the implications of Henry V's pursuit of that claim and its aftermath. It emphasizes the extent to which the story of Joan of Arc, for example, has become a myth which has contributed its share to the perpetuation of Anglo-French antipathy and estrangement. The book also examines the emergence of English national identity and the part played by language in this process, as the English increasingly defined themselves against their French enemy. But the common assumptions, behavioural patterns, and culture which bound the upper ranks of English and French society together throughout this period are also stressed. The book ends with a discussion of the legacy left by this 'continentalist' phase of English history to the changed, but by no means totally transformed, world of early modern Europe."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

How long is The Ancient Enemy?

The Ancient Enemy by Malcolm Graham Allan Vale is 174 pages long, and a total of 44,196 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 54% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ancient Enemy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 1 minute to read The Ancient Enemy aloud.

What Reading Level is The Ancient Enemy?

The Ancient Enemy is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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