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The Battle Of Agincourt
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Author : Anne Curry
language : en
Publisher: Boydell Press
Release Date : 2000
The Battle Of Agincourt written by Anne Curry and has been published by Boydell Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
'Agincourt! Agincourt! Know ye not Agincourt?' So began a ballad of around 1600. Since the event itself (25 October 1415), Agincourt has occupied a special place in both English and French consciousness. Some early French writers could not bring themselves to mention it by name, using instead descriptions such as 'the accursed day'. For the English, it was one of the greatest military successes ever, and thus was celebrated and commemorated in many forms over the centuries which followed. In the First World War, there were stories of angelic Agincourt bowmen giving support and inspiration to the British army. Much ink has been spilt on the battle but do we really know Agincourt? Many historical works have relied on one or two well known sources or even on Shakespeare. Not since Harris Nicolas's History of the Battle of Agincourt was published (1827-33) has there been a full attempt to survey the sources. This book brings together, in translation and with commentary, English and French narrative accounts and literary works of the fifteenth century. It also traces the treatment of the battle in sixteenth -century English histories and in the literary output of, amongst others, Shakespeare and Drayton. After examining how later historians interpreted the battle, it concludes with the first full assessment of the extremely rich administrative records which survive for the armies which fought 'upon Saint Crispin's day'.
1415 Agincourt
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Author : Anne Curry
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2015-10-05
1415 Agincourt written by Anne Curry and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-05 with History categories.
As night fell in Picardy on Thursday 24 October 1415, Henry V and his English troops, worn down by their long march in search of a crossing of the Somme, can only have dreamt that the battle of the next day would be remembered as one of the most momentous victories ever won. Six hundred years down the line, the battle of Agincourt still rings through the centuries. In this stupendous victory English and Welsh archers who formed the bulk of Henry's army prevailed against large numbers of French men-at-arms and cavalry. This startling and revisionist history recreates the campaign and battle from the perspectives of the English. Acclaimed as one of the best battle accounts ever published, Anne Curry has updated her classic work in honour of the 600th anniversary of Agincourt.
Agincourt
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Author : Anne Curry
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2015-08-27
Agincourt written by Anne Curry and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-27 with History categories.
Agincourt (1415) is an exceptionally famous battle, one that has generated a huge and enduring cultural legacy in the six hundred years since it was fought. Everybody thinks they know what the battle was about. Even John Lennon, aged 12, wrote a poem and drew a picture headed 'Agincourt'. But why and how has Agincourt come to mean so much, to so many? Why do so many people claim their ancestors served at the battle? Is the Agincourt of popular image the real Agincourt, or is our idea of the battle simply taken from Shakespeare's famous depiction of it? Written by the world's leading expert on the battle, this book shows just why it has occupied such a key place in English identity and history in the six centuries since it was fought, exploring a cultural legacy that stretches from bowmen to Beatles, via Shakespeare, Dickens, and the First World War. Anne Curry first sets the scene, illuminating how and why the battle was fought, as well as its significance in the wider history of the Hundred Years War. She then takes the Agincourt story through the centuries from 1415 to 2015, from the immediate, and sometimes surprising, responses to it on both sides of the Channel, through its reinvention by Shakespeare in King Henry V (1599), and the enduring influence of both the play and the film versions of it, especially the patriotic Laurence Olivier version of 1944, at the time of the D-Day landings in Normandy. But the legacy of Agincourt does not begin and end with Shakespeare's play: from the eighteenth century onwards, on both sides of the Channel and in both the English and French speaking worlds the battle was used as an explanation of national identity, giving rise to jingoistic works in print and music. It was at this time that it became fashionable for the gentry to identify themselves with the victory, and in the Victorian period the Agincourt archer came to be emphasized as the epitome of 'English freedom'. Indeed, even today, historians continue to 'refight' the battle - an academic contest which has intensified over recent years, in the run-up to the sixth hundredth anniversary year of 2015.
History Of The Battle Of Agincourt And Of The Expedition Of Henry The Fifth Into France In 1415
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Author : Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1832
History Of The Battle Of Agincourt And Of The Expedition Of Henry The Fifth Into France In 1415 written by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1832 with Agincourt, Battle of, 1415 categories.
The Agincourt Campaign Of 1415
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Author : Michael P. Warner
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2021
The Agincourt Campaign Of 1415 written by Michael P. Warner and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Agincourt, Battle of, Agincourt, France, 1415 categories.
First full investigation into the men of Agincourt - their service, backgrounds, lives and experiences.
Agincourt
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Author : Juliet Barker
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2008-12-21
Agincourt written by Juliet Barker and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-21 with History categories.
From a master historian comes an astonishing chronicle of life in medieval Europe and the battle that altered the course of an empire. Although almost six centuries old, the Battle of Agincourt still captivates the imaginations of men and women on both sides of the Atlantic. It has been immortalized in high culture (Shakespeare's Henry V) and low (the New York Post prints Henry's battle cry on its editorial page each Memorial Day). It is the classic underdog story in the history of warfare, and generations have wondered how the English -- outnumbered by the French six to one -- could have succeeded so bravely and brilliantly. Drawing upon a wide range of sources, eminent scholar Juliet Barker casts aside the legend and shows us that the truth behind Agincourt is just as exciting, just as fascinating, and far more significant. She paints a gripping narrative of the October 1415 clash between outnumbered English archers and heavily armored French knights. But she also takes us beyond the battlefield into palaces and common cottages to bring into vivid focus an entire medieval world in flux. Populated with chivalrous heroes, dastardly spies, and a ferocious and bold king, Agincourt is as earthshaking as its subject -- and confirms Juliet Barker's status as both a historian and a storyteller of the first rank.
Agincourt 1415
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Author : Anne Curry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Agincourt 1415 written by Anne Curry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Agincourt, Battle of, Agincourt, France, 1415 categories.
"The battle of Agincourt still rings down through the centuries as a quite incredible victory by the outnumbered, happy few of England, enfeebled by disease and exhaustion, against the might of French chivalry. For many commentators then and now, it was the English archers who won the day for Henry V. This history re-tells the story of the battle and Henry V's Normandy campaign from the perspective of the reputed commander of the English archers, Sir Thomas Erpingham"--Global Books in Print.
The History Of The Battle Of Agincourt And Of The Expedition Of Henry The Fifth Into France
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Author : Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1827
The History Of The Battle Of Agincourt And Of The Expedition Of Henry The Fifth Into France written by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1827 with Agincourt (France) categories.
Agincourt
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Author : Michael Livingston
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-10-12
Agincourt written by Michael Livingston and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-12 with History categories.
Agincourt is one of the most famous battles in English history, a defining part of the national myth. This groundbreaking study by Mike Livingston, author of Never Greater Slaughter, presents a new interpretation of Henry V's great victory. 'It's quite a feat to write an account of England's most famous battle that makes the reader feel like they're experiencing history that is fresh, new and exhilarating.' Dan Snow King Henry V's victory over the French armies at Agincourt on 25 October 1415 is unquestionably one of the most famous battles in history. From Shakespeare's 'band of brothers' speech to its appearances in numerous films, Agincourt rightfully has a place among a handful of conflicts whose names are immediately recognized around the world. The English invasion of France in 1415 saw them take the French port of Harfleur after a long siege, following which Henry was left with a sick and weakened army, which he chose to march across Normandy to the port of Calais against the wishes of his senior commanders. The French had assembled a superior force and shadowed the English Army before finally blocking its route. The battle that followed was an overwhelming victory for the English, with the French suffering horrific casualties. Agincourt opened the door for Henry V's further conquests in France. Agincourt provides a new look at this famous battle. Mike Livingston goes back to the original sources, including the French battle plan that still survives today, to give a new interpretation, one that challenges the traditional site of the battlefield itself. It is a thrilling new history that not only rewrites the battle as we know it, but also provides fresh insights into the men who fought and died there.
Agincourt
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Author : Juliet Barker
language : en
Publisher: Little Brown GBR
Release Date : 2007-11-01
Agincourt written by Juliet Barker and has been published by Little Brown GBR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-01 with Agincourt, Battle of, Agincourt, France, 1415 categories.
When Henry V and his ‘band of brothers’ defeated the assembled might of French chivalry on a rainy October day in 1415 it was a defining moment in English history. Against all the odds, 9,000 exhausted English men claimed victory from an army of 20,000 and for six centuries the battle of Agincourt has informed the nation’s self-image and been celebrated as a triumph of the underdog. But what is the truth behind the battle upon which so many legends have been built?In this landmark study of Agincourt, prize-winning author Juliet Barker draws upon a huge range of sources to give a compelling account of the battle. But she also looks behind the action on the field to paint a portrait of the age, moving from the ambition of kings to the dynamics of daily life in peace and war.A mad king, murderous dukes, scheming bishops, knightly heroes, surgeons, heralds, spies and pirates; the story of Agincourt has them all.