How Long to Read The Black Prince and the Capture of a King

How Long Does it Take to Read The Black Prince and the Capture of a King?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 4 minutes to read The Black Prince and the Capture of a King by Marilyn Livingstone

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

Description

This “taut narrative” of the fourteenth-century conflict between England and France offers “a detailed, climactic account of a legendary battle” (Publishers Weekly). The epic fourteenth-century Battle of Poitiers marked a major turn in the Hundred Years’ War between England and France. Prince Edward, known to all as the Black Prince, not only won a surprising victory in his first campaign as commander, but managed the nearly impossible feat of taking the French monarch, King Jean II, prisoner. In the summer of 1356, Prince Edward drove toward the Loire Valley, deep in French territory. There, he met the full French army led by King Jean and a number of French nobles, including veterans of the defeat at Crécy ten years before. Outnumbered, the Prince fell back, but in September, he turned near the city of Poitiers to make a stand. Historians Witzel and Livingstone provide a day-by-day description of the campaign of July to September 1356, climaxing with a vivid description of the Battle of Poitiers itself. The detailed account and analysis of the battle and the campaigns that led up to it has a strong focus on the people involved in the campaign: ordinary men-at-arms and noncombatants, as well as princes and nobles.

How long is The Black Prince and the Capture of a King?

The Black Prince and the Capture of a King by Marilyn Livingstone is 302 pages long, and a total of 76,104 words.

This makes it 102% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Black Prince and the Capture of a King Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 55 minutes to read The Black Prince and the Capture of a King aloud.

What Reading Level is The Black Prince and the Capture of a King?

The Black Prince and the Capture of a King is suitable for students ages 12 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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