Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The Life of King Henry the Fifth
Author: William ShakespeareMemorials of Henry the Fifth, King of England
Author: Charles Augustus ColePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Memorials of Henry the Fifth, King of England
Author: ColeAgincourt
Author: Juliet BarkerPublisher: Little Brown
ISBN: 9780316150620
Category : HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
"Two armies face off across a sodden plateau in northeastern France, each waiting for the other to make the first move. On one side are the English, suffering from dysentery and starvation, their numbers devastated. Arrayed against them is a rested and well-fed French army, a sea of burnished armor and menacing weaponry primed to slaughter the foolish invaders. Nevertheless, the charismatic and brilliant English king, twenty-eight-year-old Henry V, defies conventional military wisdom and leads his "band of brothers" forward. His troops are outnumbered six to one." "What follows is one of the most remarkable battles in history, celebrated for almost six centuries as the classic triumph of the underdog in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. Immortalized by Shakespeare and by contemporary historians, the battle of Agincourt has been embellished and edited by the quill of unbridled nationalism. Now, drawing on a wide range of primary sources and original research, medievalist Juliet Barker casts aside the myth and shows us the truth behind Henry's invasion of France and the showdown at Agincourt. She paints a narrative of the entire campaign, from the preparations to the reaping of the spoils. We are there in the English camps as common men struggle to secure buckles and laces with numb fingers; in the French front lines as petulant noblemen squabble over positions in the vanguard; and in the deep mud as heavily armed knights stumble and struggle under a barrage of arrows so thick and fast that it darkens the skies." "Barker also takes us beyond the battlefield to bring into focus the dynamics of medieval life in peace and war. We meet ordinary and extraordinary people such as Margaret Merssh, a female blacksmith who forges arms in the Tower of London; Lord Grey of Codnor, who pawns his own armor to pay his soldiers' wages; and Raoul de Gaucourt, the gallant French knight who surrenders himself into English custody simply because the code of chivalry compels him to do so."--BOOK JACKET. Also includes information on archers, armour, chivalry, coats of arms, gunpowder, heralds, horses, knights, men at arms, prisoners, ships, tournaments, Tower of London, wine, women, etc.
The Funeral Effigies of Westminster Abbey
Author: Anthony HarveyPublisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 9780851158792
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Westminster Abbey contains a unique and important group of effigies, some familiar, many little-known, including kings, queens, statesmen and national heroes, ranging in time from the middle ages to the early nineteenth century. They derive from a time when an effigy of the dead monarch, statesman or national hero played an important part in funeral ritual, offering a visible likeness as a focus to the ceremonial of the funeral. This richly illustrated book, which is the first substantial publication on the effigies since 1936, is both a history of the collection and of the origins and development of the funeral effigy, and a full descriptive catalogue of the twenty-one examples in the Abbey. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
MEMORIALS OF HENRY THE FIFTH, KING OF ENGLAND
Author: CHARLES AUGUSTUS. COLEPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033777022
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Memorials of Henry the Fifth, King of England
Author: Charles Augustus ColePublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375155506
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1858.
A List of the Books of Reference in the Reading Room of the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference books
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Catalogue of the Reference Library of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter
Author: University of Exeter. Museum and LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
List of the Books of Reference in the Reading Room of the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description