Edward III crushes the flower of French knighthood at the Battle of Crecy; the Black Prince conducts a campaign of terror, helping to bring France to her knees.

England, wracked by plague and revolt, loses the upper hand until Henry V turns the tide at the battle of Agincourt.

Henry V claims the crown of France for his heirs but, to secure it, the English must conquer all of France; French resistance comes in the form of an illiterate peasant girl.