The speakers discuss the significance of war in shaping societies and the origin of the state. They delve into the Hundred Years' War and its impact on organizing resources. They also explore different attitudes towards war in medieval societies compared to today.
Former Supreme Court judge, and celebrated historian of The Hundred Years War, Jonathan Sumption joins UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers to discuss continental entanglements past and present, and the disrupted civil and international order we face today.