EXPERT BIO
MICHAEL LIVINGSTON
An award-winning historical author and professor at The Citadel, the military college of South Carolina, Livingston has written books such as Medieval Warfare: A Reader and Never Greater Slaughter.
In 1346, still relatively early in the series of conflicts between England and France that we call the Hundred Years’ War, the forces of King Edward III of England and King Philip VI of France (Philippe to the French) met at Crécy-en-Ponthieu, just south of Calais. While the English were greatly outnumbered, their defensive position and use of the longbow proved decisive. It was an important turning point in the conflict, with five present or future kings taking the field. We discuss the importance of this battle with Michael Livingston and the research he’s done for his new book, Crécy: Battle of Five Kings.
