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Azincourt
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Author : Bernard Cornwell
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2008-11-12
Azincourt written by Bernard Cornwell and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-12 with Fiction categories.
A unique novel, looking at one the greatest battles, a battle that was a turning point in history, from many points of view, by a master storyteller.
Agincourt
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Author : Juliet Barker
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2010-09-02
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 2010-09-02 with History categories.
Agincourt took place on 25 October 1415 and was a turning-point not only in the Hundred Years War between England and France but also in the history of weaponry. Azincourt (as it is now) is in the Pas-de-Calais, and the French were famously defeated by an army led by Henry V. Henry V's stunning victory revived England's military prestige and greatly strengthened his territorial claims in France. The exhausted English army of about 9,000 men was engaged by 20,000 Frenchmen, but the limited space of battle favoured the more compact English forces. The undisciplined charges of the French combined with the exceptional skill of the English archers contributed to a pivotal moment in European warfare. Not more than 1,600 English soldiers died; the French probably lost more than 6,000 men. Juliet Barker's shimmeringly brilliant narrative commemorates and analyses a canonical battle in British history.
Agincourt
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Author : Bernard Cornwell
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-06
Agincourt written by Bernard Cornwell and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-06 with Fiction categories.
“Agincourt is classic Cornwell…[with] attention to historical detail, well-paced action, and descriptive writing that is a pleasure to read.” —Boston Globe Bernard Cornwell, the New York Times bestselling “reigning king of historical fiction” (USA Today), tackles his most thrilling, rich, and enthralling subject yet—the heroic tale of Agincourt. The epic battle immortalized by William Shakespeare in his classic Henry V is the background for this breathtaking tale of heroism, love, devotion, and duty from the legendary author of the Richard Sharpe novels and the Saxon Tales. This extraordinary adventure will captivate from page one, proving once again and most powerfully, as author Lee Child attests, that “nobody in the world does this stuff better than Cornwell.”
Three Great English Victories A 3 Book Collection Of Harlequin 1356 And Azincourt
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Author : Bernard Cornwell
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2015-10-08
Three Great English Victories A 3 Book Collection Of Harlequin 1356 And Azincourt written by Bernard Cornwell and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-08 with Fiction categories.
On the eve of the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Azincourt comes three classic battle books of The Hundred Years War by the bestselling master of historical fiction, Bernard Cornwell, in one three-book collection for the first time.
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.
Battle Of Azincourt October 25 1415
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Author : André Geraque Kiffer
language : en
Publisher: Clube de Autores
Release Date : 2019-12-27
Battle Of Azincourt October 25 1415 written by André Geraque Kiffer and has been published by Clube de Autores this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-27 with Social Science categories.
As an outline of the tactical maneuver that will be tested in the wargame - simulated battle - of chapter 3, we present the model of the Sicilian Opening, where we will consider a hypothesis (compared to chess) in which Azincourt was a great French attack of opportunity that shocked head-on against a solid - ground and weapons support - English defensive position. It could have been different if Constable Albret and Marshal Boucicault had been heard, and after updating the battle plan - by the terrain and the enemy situation - had taken a more appropriate offensive device. When an Arab or Double Perpendicular battle order would then be employed, that is, simultaneous pressure on two flanks - in this simulation at the northern and southern entrances of the Tramecourt-Azincourt clearing - which would require numerical, geographical, and moral superiority.
25 October 1415
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Author : DecisiveDays
language : en
Publisher: DecisiveDays.com
Release Date : 2013-11-03
25 October 1415 written by DecisiveDays and has been published by DecisiveDays.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-03 with Agincourt, Battle of, Agincourt, France, 1415 categories.
It is 1415 AD. Henry V, of the House of Lancaster, is King of England. The English kings have claimed the throne of France as their birthright for generations, but the young king intends to finally make good on that claim; either by negotiation, or by force if necessary. As the last attempt at diplomacy fails, Henry and embarks on an ambitions campaign. He sets sail with a 10,000 man army to take what he believes to be rightfully his, starting with the coastal French town of Harfleur. His plans lose momentum though at the Siege of Harfleur; many of his soldiers become ill and many will never see England again. He eventually takes Harfleur after a long and bloody siege, a minor victory in a large war, but he desperately needs one more grand gesture to justify this expensive excursion into France. He comes up with a plan to embarrass the French and marches the remainder of his army across the French countryside, hoping to go unopposed through their lands to the English fortress at Calais. But on the road, only 30 miles from Calais, at a muddy field near the castle of Azincourt, he is stopped by the entire might of the French army. Henry, his 800 men-at-arms, and 5,000 peasant archers stand facing a much larger force; thousands of French nobles, in the best armor with the best weapons, are waiting for him, ready for battle. The various French factions have temporarily put aside their differences to score an easy victory against the English king. Fate would bring an unexpected outcome however, and the Battle of Agincourt on 25 October 1415, is remembered as one of the most amazing battles of medieval Europe. Experience for yourself every important moment of the day as the events unfold, described in vivid detail, in this epic 7-part narrative. Grab your copy now! Bonus: The final chapter is a detailed account of the feared English Longbow, the weapon that helped snatch victory away from the French at Agincourt and many other medieval battlefields.
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'.
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.
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.