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Tom discusses reading this book as a child and loving it. The hosts read passages from it at the beginning of the episode, featuring characters like 'the Red Ferret' and Nigel in a medieval setting during Edward III's reign.

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Referenced when discussing the economic blockade of Flanders, with the host quoting Sumption's description of it as 'one of the few examples in history of a wholly successful economic blockade.' Also referenced regarding the Battle of Sluice as 'a naval catastrophe on a scale unequaled until modern times.'

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Explicitly mentioned as 'his book, Perfect King about Edward III' when discussing the significance of the Battle of Crécy, quoting Mortimer's analysis that the battle 'marks the advent of modern warfare' due to victory being obtained by projectile weaponry rather than hand-to-hand fighting.