1415 Agincourt: A New History

by Anne Curry

Overview

For many commentators then and now, it was the English archers who won the day for Henry V. This lavishly illustrated history re-tells the story of the battle and Henry V's Normandy campaign from the perspective of the commander of the English archers, Sir Thomas Erpingham. Sir Thomas, an experienced warrior with military experience dating back 40 years is known for his brief but pivotal appearances in Shakespeare's Henry V, where he is correctly portrayed as an elderly, white haired veteran. At 57 he was one of the oldest there and a close personal confident of the King. But what was his background? How did he command his archers to such a place in history? And what role did the longbow and battlefield tactics play in the final analysis of victory?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750966634
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	10/05/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	907,608
File size:	12 MB
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Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Anne Curry is the world s leading authority on the battle of Agincourt. She is the advisor to the Agincourt battlefield center, was historical consultant for the ITV documentary of the battle, and is a lead member of the Agincourt 600 Committee

Table of Contents

Abbreviations 6

Acknowledgements 8

Preface to the 2015 Edition 9

Introduction 15

1 Henry V's Inheritance: England and France, 1399-1413 21

2 Henry V and the Reopening of War, March 1413-August 1415 40

3 The Raising of Henry V's Army, April-August 1415 63

4 The Siege of Harfleur, 13 August-22 September 1415 85

5 To Fight or Not to Fight, 22 September-8 October 1415 108

6 From Harfleur to the Crossing of the Somme, 8-19 October 1415 131

7 From the Crossing of the Somme to the Eve of Battle, 19-24 October 1415 151

8 The Armies Assemble, 24-25 October 1415 172

9 The Fight, 25 October 1415 197

10 The Aftermath, 26 October-16 November 1415 231

Epilogue: Battle or Murder? 253

Notes 260

Appendix A Distances on the March 288

Appendix B Army Sizes According to the Chroniclers 290

Appendix C Numbers of Dead and Prisoners According to the Chronicles 293

Maps and Genealogical Tables 298

Bibliography 305

List of Illustrations and Figures 311

Index 315

Editorial Reviews

"This is the book on the battle."  —Richard Holmes, author, The Age of Wonder

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