Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The Life of King Henry the Fifth
Author: William ShakespeareHenry V
Author: Teresa ColePublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445636956
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
The life of the warrior king and the Battle of Agincourt 1415
Henry V
Author: Gwilym DoddPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 1903153468
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Fresh examinations of the activities of Henry V, looking at how his reputation was achieved.
Agincourt
Author: Juliet BarkerPublisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 0316055891
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
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.
Henry V
Author: John MatusiakPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415620260
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Henry V of England, the princely hero of Shakespeare's play, who successfully defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt and came close to becoming crowned King of France, is one of the best known and most compelling monarchs in English history. This new biography takes a fresh look at his entire life and nine year reign, and gives a balanced view of Henry, who is traditionally seen as a great hero but has been more recently depicted as an obsessive egotist or, worse, a ruthless warlord. The book locates Henry's style of kingship in the context of the time, and looks at often neglected other figures who influenced and helped him, such as his father and his uncles, Henry and Thomas Beaufort. John Matusiak shows that the situation confronting Henry at the outset of his reign was far more favourable than is often supposed but that he was nonetheless a man of prodigious gifts whose extraordinary achievements in battle left the deepest possible impression upon his contemporaries.
Henry IV pt. I
Author: William ShakespeareThe history of Henry the fifth: king of England, lord of Ireland, and heir of France
Author: George Makepeace TowlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Henry V
Author: William ShakespeareThe Life of King Henry the Fifth
Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN: 9789389230130
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written near 1599. It tells the story of King Henry V of England, focusing on events immediately before and after the Battle of Agincourt (1415) during the Hundred Years' War. In the First Quarto text, it was titled The Cronicle History of Henry the fift, which became The Life of Henry the Fifth in the First Folio text. The play is the final part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, and Henry IV, Part 2. The original audiences would thus have already been familiar with the title character, who was depicted in the Henry IV plays as a wild, undisciplined young man. In Henry V, the young prince has matured. He embarks on an expedition to France and, his army badly outnumbered, defeats the French at Agincourt.
Henry V (The Play, Historical Background and Analysis of the Character in the Play)
Author: William ShakespearePublisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Henry V tells the story of Henry of Monmouth, now King Henry V. This play stands as the final part of Henriad tetralogy and presents the transformation of the main character from a wild, undisciplined young man to the young prince who has matured. The story focuses on an expedition to France led by Henry V in which his army although widely outnumbered defeats the French at Agincourt.