Название: Henry V: A History of His Most Important Places and Events
Автор: Deborah Fisher
Издательство: Pen and Sword History
Год: 2022
Страниц: 235
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, epub
Размер: 10.8 MB

Существует множество книг о короле Генрихе V, некоторые из которых полностью посвящены его победе в битве при Азенкуре в 1415 году. Эта книга рассматривает его жизнь с другой точки зрения, концентрируясь на местах, которые были важны в его жизни и которые до сих пор могут посетить те, кто заинтересован в том, чтобы лучше почувствовать этого человека и понять, как его характер формировался под влиянием окружающей среды. Большую часть своей юности Генрих провел в военных походах в Ирландии, Уэльсе и Марче. Будучи принцем Уэльским, он закалился в боях еще подростком, когда получил почти смертельное ранение при Шрусбери. Несмотря на непростые отношения с отцом, он быстро перевоплотился в образцового короля и положил глаз на корону Франции. После этого большая часть его девятилетнего правления была потрачена на военные кампании за пределами Британских островов.

There are many books about King Henry V, several of which concentrate entirely on his victory at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. This one looks at his life from a different point of view, concentrating on places that were important in his life and can still be visited by those interested in getting a better feel for the man and understanding how his character was shaped by his environment.

Henry spent much of his youth on military campaigns in Ireland, Wales and the Marches. As Prince of Wales, he became battle-hardened as a teenager when he received a near-fatal wound at Shrewsbury. Despite a fraught relationship with his father, he quickly reinvented himself as a model king, and set his eyes firmly on the crown of France. Thereafter, much of his nine-year reign was spent on military campaigns beyond the British Isles.

The book takes its reader on a journey from the rural areas around Monmouth, where he was born, to Harlech Castle, where he put an end to Owain Glyndŵr's rebellion, and from his coronation at Westminster Abbey to his private retreat at Kenilworth. We see him seize Harfleur and take the long road to Calais, culminating in the Battle of Agincourt, one of the most spectacular victories ever won by an English army. We follow his continued campaigns in France, through his marriage to Catherine of Valois at Troyes, to his eventual, tragically premature, death at Vincennes.

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1 Monmouth and Courtfield
Chapter 2 Prince of Wales
Chapter 3 Shrewsbury
Chapter 4 Campaigning in Wales – Aberystwyth and Harlech
Chapter 5 Early Kingship – Kenilworth and other Royal Residences
Chapter 6 The Road to Agincourt
Chapter 7 Second French Campaign – Rouen and Paris
Chapter 8 France: The Final Campaign
Conclusion
Epilogue
Appendix How to Follow in the Footsteps of Henry of Monmouth
Select Bibliography