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Henry V: New Interpretations
Gwilym Dodd
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Fresh examinations of the activities of Henry V, looking at how his reputation was achieved. Henry V (1413-22) is widely acclaimed as the most successful late medieval English king. In his short reign of nine and a half years, he re-imposed the rule of law, made the crown solvent, decisively crushed heresy, achieved a momentous victory at the battle of Agincourt (1415), and negotiated a remarkably favourable settlement for the English over the French in the Treaty of Troyes (1420). Above all, he restored the reputation of the English monarchy andunited the English people behind the crown following decades ... Read more
Fresh examinations of the activities of Henry V, looking at how his reputation was achieved. Henry V (1413-22) is widely acclaimed as the most successful late medieval English king. In his short reign of nine and a half years, he re-imposed the rule of law, made the crown solvent, decisively crushed heresy, achieved a momentous victory at the battle of Agincourt (1415), and negotiated a remarkably favourable settlement for the English over the French in the Treaty of Troyes (1420). Above all, he restored the reputation of the English monarchy andunited the English people behind the crown following decades ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
York, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781903153468
SKU
V9781903153468
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99-50
About Gwilym Dodd
GWILYM DODD is Associate Professor of History at the University of Nottingham, UK. Anne Curry is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Southampton, and author of many works on the Hundred Years War, particularly on the battle of Agincourt. She also edited the 1422-53 section of the Parliament Rolls of Medieval England. GWILYM DODD is Associate Professor ... Read more
Reviews for Henry V: New Interpretations
Presents an extremely valuable addition and accompaniment to the recent literature on Henry and also on the Hundred Years War, looking way beyond the Agincourt factor to shed important light on less studied aspects of his reign.
HISTORY
A stimulating collection.
NORTHERN HISTORY
HISTORY
A stimulating collection.
NORTHERN HISTORY