Hundred Years War Vol 2: Trial by Fire is the second volume of Jonathan Sumption's hugely acclaimed history of the Hundred Years War, covering the middle years of the fourteenth century, including the French defeat at Poitiers and the capture of the king.

In the second volume of his celebrated history of the Hundred Years War, Jonathan Sumption examines the middle years of the fourteenth century and the succession of crises that threatened French affairs of state, including defeat at Poitiers and the capture of the king.