The French Revolution was a huge, brutal yet inspiring phenomenon that changed global political thinking and action, and its echoes resound even in the twenty-first century. 'The New Dictionary' is an invaluable aid to unravelling its complications, and an essential companion for students and general readers alike.

Death of two kings, Henry V and Charles in 1422 both with historic claims to the French fiefs. Succession of Richard II, scholarly and religious but no statesman or soldier.