The Battle of Agincourt - Hardcover

Anne Curry; Malcolm Mercer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300214308 ISBN 13: 9780300214307

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2015

Synopsis

Published in partnership with the Royal Armouries, this comprehensive, sumptuously illustrated volume provides a defining reassessment of England's legendary victory on the fields of Agincourt on October 25, 1415. Dramatized by William Shakespeare in Henry V, the Battle of Agincourt changed the course of the Hundred Years War and Britain's relationship with her longtime enemy, France. In a remarkable work commemorating the 600th anniversary of arguably the most iconic military engagement of the medieval era, a wide range of experts examine the battle in its political, cultural, and geographical contexts, detailing strategies, tactics, armor, weapons, and fighting techniques while exploring the battlefield experiences of commanders and ordinary soldiers alike. In addition, this all-encompassing study offers deep analyses of many artifacts and aspects of the battle and its aftermath that have rarely been covered in other histories, including the roles of faith and chivalry, the music of the times, and the experiences of women.

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Review:

Outstanding. (...) All the texts are provided with ample and thoughtful introductions, so that students can approach them with some degree of sophistication. (...) This book would be an excellent one to use in a historical methodologies course at undergraduate or graduate level. I heartily recommend it for the collections of all college libraries. DE RE MILITARI Will not only meet the needs of medieval warfare scholars but could be used as a great teaching tool for every aspect of medieval history... a remarkable book. JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY Accessible collections of primary sources covering the Hundred Years War are still remarkably few and far between, and teachers of the subject will find Curry's volume a valuable addition to their bibliographies and teaching aids. FRENCH HISTORY Curry has performed a valuable service to scholars, teachers and general readers by compiling this comprehensive source-book for Henry 's Agincourt campaign. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW An outstanding addition to Boydell's valuable Warfare in History series.. Provides a masterclass in the handling of chronicles and government records. WAR IN HISTORY --Various

From the Back Cover:

Twenty-six chronicle sources, English and French.

Accounts from six sixteenth-century English historians.

Twenty-one records of contemporary reception of the battle, and the development of the literary tradition, in England and France.

Summaries of interpretations from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries.

Excerpts from eighteen administrative records relating to the English and French armies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0300214308
• ISBN 13: 9780300214307
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352