As night fell in Picardy on Thursday October 24, 1415, Henry V and his English troops, worn down by their long march after the taking of Harfleur and diminished by the dysentery they had suffered there, can little have dreamt that the battle of the next day would give them one of the most complete victories ever won. Anne Curry’s startling history recreates the campaign and battle from the perspectives of the English and the French. Only now, through an in-depth investigation of the contemporary narrative sources as well as the administrative records, and through a new look at the terrain where the battle was fought, can we come to firmer conclusions on what exactly happened and why. One of the best battle accounts ever published, Anne Curry has updated this classic work in honor of 600th anniversary of Agincourt.
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'This is the book on the battle.' -- Richard Holmes Based on an unequalled knowledge of the sources. -- Michael Prestwich * Times Literary Supplement *
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This lavishly illustrated history re-tells the story of the battle and Henry V's Normandy campaign from the perspective of the commander of the English archers, Sir Thomas Erpingham.
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Preface to the 2015 Edition |
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| Introduction |
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1 Henry V's Inheritance: England and France, 1399--1413 |
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2 Henry V and the Reopening of War, March 1413--August 1415 |
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3 The Raising of Henry V's Army, April-August 1415 |
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4 The Siege of Harfleur, 13 August---22 September 1415 |
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5 To Fight or Not to Fight, 22 September--8 October 1415 |
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108 | (23) |
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6 From Harfleur to the Crossing of the Somme, 8--19 October 1415 |
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7 From the Crossing of the Somme to the Eve of Battle, 19--24 October 1415 |
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8 The Armies Assemble, 24--25 October 1415 |
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172 | (25) |
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9 The Fight, 25 October 1415 |
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10 The Aftermath, 26 October--16 November 1415 |
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| Epilogue: Battle or Murder? |
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| Notes |
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| Appendix A Distances on the March |
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| Appendix B Army Sizes According to the Chroniclers |
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| Appendix C Numbers of Dead and Prisoners According to the Chronicles |
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| Maps and Genealogical Tables |
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| Bibliography |
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| List of Illustrations and Figures |
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| Index |
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ANNE CURRY is the world's leading authority on the battle of Agincourt. She is the advisor to the Agincourt battlefield center, was historical consultant for the ITV documentary of the battle, and is a lead member of the Agincourt 600 Committee.
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