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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 HISTORICAL WRITERS' ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION CROWN AWARD
'It's quite a feat to write an account of England's most famous battle that makes the reader feel like they're experiencing history that is fresh, new and exhilarating.' Dan Snow
This groundbreaking study by Mike Livingston, as featured on History Hit's Agincourt, presents a new interpretation of Henry V's great victory.
From Shakespeare's 'band of brothers' speech to its appearances in numerous films, Agincourt rightfully has a place among a handful of conflicts whose names are immediately recognized around the world. Renowned medieval historian Mike Livingston provides a new look at this famous battle, with a foreword by world famous historic novelist Bernard Cornwell.
Agincourt takes us back to the original sources, including the French battle plan that still survives today, to give a new interpretation, one that challenges the traditional site of the battlefield itself. It is a thrilling new history that not only rewrites the battle as we know it, but also provides fresh insights into the men who fought and died there.
Contents
Foreword
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Introduction: We Happy Few
PART ONE: TWO BEGINNINGS
1. Shrewsbury and Scars, 21 July 1403
2. Assassination and Madness, 13 June 1392
PART TWO: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR
3. Crécy and the Model Glory, 1337-77
4. Young Kings, 1377-99
5. Civil Wars, 1399-1415
PART THREE: THE AGINCOURT CAMPAIGN
6. The Siege of Harfleur, 13 August-22 September
7. Edward's Footsteps, 23 September-15 October
8. Days of Desperation, 16-23 October
PART FOUR: LOCATING AGINCOURT
9. Finding Agincourt
10. Reaching Agincourt, 24 October
11. Testing the Tradition
PART FIVE: THE BATTLE
12. The Morning, 25 October
13. The Battle, 25 October
14. The Days After, 1415-22
Suggested Reading and Acknowledgements
Endnotes
Index
