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Agincourt

Battle of the Scarred King

by Michael Livingston
Bernard Cornwell
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Agincourt is one of the most famous battles in English history, a defining part of the national myth. This groundbreaking study by Mike Livingston, author of Never Greater Slaughter, presents a new interpretation of Henry V's great victory.
'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
King Henry V's victory over the French armies at Agincourt on 25 October 1415 is unquestionably one of the most famous battles in history. 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.
The English invasion of France in 1415 saw them take the French port of Harfleur after a long siege, following which Henry was left with a sick and weakened army, which he chose to march across Normandy to the port of Calais against the wishes of his senior commanders. The French had assembled a superior force and shadowed the English Army before finally blocking its route. The battle that followed was an overwhelming victory for the English, with the French suffering horrific casualties. Agincourt opened the door for Henry V's further conquests in France.
Agincourt provides a new look at this famous battle. Mike Livingston goes 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.

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    October 12, 2023

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781472855213
      • File size: 345351 KB
      • Duration: 11:59:28

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This is a story of mud, blood, guts, and miracles. The legend of the infamous fifteenth-century battle of Agincourt, miraculously won by a bedraggled and outnumbered invading English army against the French, is beautifully told with a seasoned and convincing voice. Charles Keating skillfully negotiates between the saints, sinners, lords, and pawns of the English. Inexplicably missing from this stellar performance is a French accent, the lack of which sometimes makes it difficult to know which side is speaking. However, this book is so compelling, and the performance so extraordinary, that the fault is minor. This audiobook is a tribute to an oral tradition that began with battles won and lost over sovereignty and the fickle favoritism of the gods. L.P. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 13, 2008
      A literary veteran of the Napoleonic Wars and the U.S. Civil War, Cornwell returns to the Hundred Years War era in this action-packed if slightly melodramatic epic about King Henry V and the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Nicholas Hook, an English forester, is on the run after interfering with a rapist priest and ends up a mercenary defender at Soissons, where he saves a young and beautiful novitiate, Melisande. With his French prize in tow, he returns to England and signs on with Henry's army as an archer. Back on French soil, he fights and slogs his way to Agincourt, where 6,000 Englishmen confront 30,000 French soldiers. Hearing the voice of St. Crispinian whispering to him in times of personal crisis, Hook has his hands full with the French and defending himself from the vengeance-seeking rapist priest and Melisande's father. The crisply rendered battle scenes are adrenaline rushes of blood, thunder and clashing swords that transport the reader back to the early 15th century. Unfortunately, Hook's Hollywood-ready construction undercuts the “you are there” feeling of Cornwell's otherwise vivid recreation of Henry V's greatest military triumph.

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