Agincourt: The King, the Campaign, the Battle

Juliet Barker

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Prose: non-fiction, History, European history

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Abacus
- Paperback Aug 17, 2006 | 9780349119182 | RRP $27.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Aug 17, 2006 | 9780349119182 | RRP $27.99 Buy Now
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- Audiobook Nov 30, 2007 | 9781405503228 | RRP $30.99 Buy Now
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One of the most successful history books of recent years, Agincourt is reissued with a new introduction by Bernard Cornwell and a new preface by Juliet Barker to mark the 600th anniversary of the battle.

Agincourt took place on 25 October 1415 and was a turning-point not only in the Hundred Years War between England and France but also in the history of weaponry. Azincourt (as it is now) is in the Pas-de-Calais, and the French were famously defeated by an army led by Henry V. Henry V's stunning victory revived England's military prestige and greatly strengthened his territorial claims in France. The exhausted English army of about 9,000 men was engaged by 20,000 Frenchmen, but the limited space of battle favoured the more compact English forces. The undisciplined charges of the French combined with the exceptional skill of the English archers contributed to a pivotal moment in European warfare. Not more than 1,600 English soldiers died; the French probably lost more than 6,000 men.

Juliet Barker's shimmeringly brilliant narrative commemorates and analyses a canonical battle in British history.

Praise for Agincourt: The King, the Campaign, the Battle

... a lively, stimulating account of this bloody day of battle. It is full of both serious research and entertaining gems. Barker makes the politics of the Hundred Years - War lucidly comprehensible.
Erica Wagner, The Times - 'History writ fine, overflowing with extraordinary details...a milestone in Agincourt studies
Independent - 'She brings vividly to life scenes such as the ceremonial surrender of Harfleur at the outset of the campaign, or the extraordinary pageant mounted by the city of London to celebrate the victorious king's return.
Richard Barber, Literary Review - 'Juliet Barker tells this story beautifully. If you buy just one book of history this year, choose this one. It will make a wonderful Christmas present for it is a handsome book, well illustrated, but above all, it is a great story.