The warrior king and the invasion of France / Desmond Seward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seward, Desmond, 1935-2022, author.

Standardized Title:

Henry V as warlord

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Henry V, King of England, 1387-1422.

Henry.

Agincourt, Battle of, Agincourt, France, 1415.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Great Britain.

Kings and rulers.

Great Britain--History--Henry V, 1413-1422.

History.

France--History--Charles VI, 1380-1422.

France.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xx, 251 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Pegasus books hardcover edition.

Other Title:

Subtitle on cover: Henry V, Agincourt, and the campaign that shaped medieval England

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Pegasus Books, 2014.

Summary:

Offers a critical look at the life of Henry V of England, portraying him as brilliant military strategist as well as a megalomaniacal warmonger whose military efforts in France made him popular at home, but led to disastrous consequences after his death.

Contents:

The usurpers

Prince Henry and Prince Owain

'He would usurp the crown'

'No lordship'

The English armada

'Our town of Harfleur'

'That dreadful day of Agincourt'

'To teach the Frenchmen courtesy'

The fall of Caen

The fall of Rouen

The Norman conquest

in reverse

The murder of John the fearless

'Heir and regent of France'

The fall of Paris 1420

Lancastrian Normandy

'Rending of every man throughout the realm'

Meaux Falls

Lancastrian France

Death

Epilogue.

Notes:

With new preface by the author.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-239) and index.

Other Edition:

Reproduction: Henry V as warlord. London : Sidgwick & Jackson,1987

Reproduction: Henry V: the scrouge of God. New York : Viking, 1988

ISBN:

1605986445

9781605986449

9781605989624

1605989622

OCLC:

870098514

Publisher Number:

99970127461