A Prisoner's Book That Invented the Laws of War
Medieval Europe

A Prisoner's Book That Invented the Laws of War

Held in comfortable captivity in England, a captured Frenchman wrote one book that laid the foundation for international law.

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Medieval EuropeHundred Years WarInternational LawFranceLegal HistoryMilitary History14th CenturyForgotten Figures

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