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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
ISBN-139781405503631
eBay Product ID (ePID)87356507
Product Key Features
Book TitleAgincourt: the King, the Campaign, the Battle
AuthorJuliet Barker
FormatAudio CD
LanguageEnglish
TopicGovernment, History
Publication Year2007
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages1 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height138 mm
Item Width127 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJuliet Barker