Author: Henry Thomas Alken
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boxing
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The National Sports of Great Britain
Author: Henry Thomas Alken
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boxing
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boxing
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Agincourt
Author: Juliet Barker
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0316055891
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351
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.
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0316055891
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351
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.
Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
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Catalogue
Author: Maggs Bros
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Lindley Kays
Author: Barry Pain
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Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The O'Ruddy
Problems of Poverty
The Hunchback of Westminster
English Monastic Life
Author: Francis Aidan Gasquet
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Francois de Fenelon
Author: Stafford Harry Northcote St. Cyres (Viscount)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description