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Britain', while Branagh's film is much grittier in its
portrayal of the battle scenes in particular.
Modern academic tradition has a much more
nuanced view of Henry and his achievements, though
still influenced by the work of the noted 20th-century
medievalist K. B. MacFarlane, who considered Henry
the greatest man to have ruled England. The late 20th
century and early 21st century has seen something of
an explosion of works on the subject, helped no end by
the translation of sources of the battle published
L O N D O N
by Anne Curry in 2000, while recent work on the
Printed b y Thomas Crecde,fo rTho. Milling-
ton,and folm Busby. A n d are to be
financial records of both sides has shed new light on
fold at his houfein Carter Lane, next
the numbers involved in both the Agincourt campaign
thePpwlehead* 1600. •
and the foundation of Lancastrian Normandy.
The title page of the
first quarto edition of
Shakespeare's Henry V,
F U R T H E R R E A D I N G
published in 1600.
The play is thought to
In recent years there has been a proliferation of material on both Henry V and
have first been performed
the Lancastrian kingdom of France, with recent works by Juliet Barker being
at the Globe theatre
popular, well written and scholarly. Ian Mortimer's just published day-by-day
between February
account of the year 1415 puts much of the run up to the battle of Agincourt
and September 1599.
within its European context and is useful for the insights it provides in that
(Author's collection)
direction.
Anne Curry's work on Henry V and the Hundred Years War has proved
particularly valuable, in particular her edited sources for the battle, while
her Agincourt: A New History dramatically revises the numbers involved in
the battle based upon her use of financial records from both the English
and French sides; mention must also be made of the online database
developed by Anne Curry amongst others listing English soldiers involved
in the Hundred Years War: http://www.icmacentre.ac.uk/soldier/database/.
Printed primary material
Cole, Charles Augustus, Memorials of Henry the Fifth, King of England Longman,
Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts: London, 1858
Curry, Anne (ed.), The battle of Agincourt: Sources and Interpretations Boydell Press:
Woodbridge, 2000
62
Given-Wilson, C. (ed.), The Chronicle of Adam Usk, 1377-1421 Clarendon Press:
Oxford, 1997
Kingsford, C. L. (ed.), The first English life of king Henry the fifth ... by an anonymous
author known commonly as the translator ofLivius Oxford, 1911
Taylor, Frank, and Roskell, John S. (eds.), Gesta Henrici Quinti Clarendon Press:
Oxford, 1975
Secondary material
Allmand, C. T., Henry V, Methuen: London, 1992
Barker, Juliet, Agincourt: the King, the Campaign, the Battle Little, Brown: London, 2005
, Conquest: the English Kingdom of France, 1417-1450 Little, Brown: London, 2009
Bennett, Matthew, Campaign 9: Agincourt 1415 Osprey Publishing Ltd: Oxford, 1991
Curry, Anne (ed.), Agincourt, 1415: Henry V, Sir Thomas Erpingham and the Triumph of
the English Archers Tempus: Stroud, 2005
Curry, Anne, Agincourt: A New History Tempus: Stroud, 2005
Curry, Anne, and Hughes, Michael, (eds.) Arms, Armies and Fortifications in the
Hundred Years War Boy dell Press: Woodbridge, 1994
, The Hundred Years' War, 1337-1457 Osprey Publishing Ltd: Oxford, 2002
Dockray, Keith, Warrior king: the Life of Henry V Tempus: Stroud, 2007
Hardy, Robert, Longbow: a Social and Military History Patrick Stephens: Sparkford, 1992
Jones, Michael K., Agincourt 1415 Pen & Sword: Barnsley, 2005
Keen, M. H., England in the Later Middle Ages: a Political History Methuen:
London,1973
, Medieval Warfare: a History Oxford University Press: Oxford, 1999
Knight, Paul, Henry V and the Conquest of France 1416-53 Osprey Publishing Ltd:
Oxford, 1998
McFarlane, K. B., Lancastrian Kings and Lollard
the Ltrdchamber laine hisferuantsS * —
Britain', while Branagh's film is much grittier in its
portrayal of the battle scenes in particular.
Modern academic tradition has a much more
nuanced view of Henry and his achievements, though
still influenced by the work of the noted 20th-century
medievalist K. B. MacFarlane, who considered Henry
the greatest man to have ruled England. The late 20th
century and early 21st century has seen something of
an explosion of works on the subject, helped no end by
the translation of sources of the battle published
L O N D O N
by Anne Curry in 2000, while recent work on the
Printed b y Thomas Crecde,fo rTho. Milling-
ton,and folm Busby. A n d are to be
financial records of both sides has shed new light on
fold at his houfein Carter Lane, next
the numbers involved in both the Agincourt campaign
thePpwlehead* 1600. •
and the foundation of Lancastrian Normandy.
The title page of the
first quarto edition of
Shakespeare's Henry V,
F U R T H E R R E A D I N G
published in 1600.
The play is thought to
In recent years there has been a proliferation of material on both Henry V and
have first been performed
the Lancastrian kingdom of France, with recent works by Juliet Barker being
at the Globe theatre
popular, well written and scholarly. Ian Mortimer's just published day-by-day
between February
account of the year 1415 puts much of the run up to the battle of Agincourt
and September 1599.
within its European context and is useful for the insights it provides in that
(Author's collection)
direction.
Anne Curry's work on Henry V and the Hundred Years War has proved
particularly valuable, in particular her edited sources for the battle, while
her Agincourt: A New History dramatically revises the numbers involved in
the battle based upon her use of financial records from both the English
and French sides; mention must also be made of the online database
developed by Anne Curry amongst others listing English soldiers involved
in the Hundred Years War: http://www.icmacentre.ac.uk/soldier/database/.
Printed primary material
Cole, Charles Augustus, Memorials of Henry the Fifth, King of England Longman,
Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts: London, 1858
Curry, Anne (ed.), The battle of Agincourt: Sources and Interpretations Boydell Press:
Woodbridge, 2000
62
Given-Wilson, C. (ed.), The Chronicle of Adam Usk, 1377-1421 Clarendon Press:
Oxford, 1997
Kingsford, C. L. (ed.), The first English life of king Henry the fifth ... by an anonymous
author known commonly as the translator ofLivius Oxford, 1911
Taylor, Frank, and Roskell, John S. (eds.), Gesta Henrici Quinti Clarendon Press:
Oxford, 1975
Secondary material
Allmand, C. T., Henry V, Methuen: London, 1992
Barker, Juliet, Agincourt: the King, the Campaign, the Battle Little, Brown: London, 2005
, Conquest: the English Kingdom of France, 1417-1450 Little, Brown: London, 2009
Bennett, Matthew, Campaign 9: Agincourt 1415 Osprey Publishing Ltd: Oxford, 1991
Curry, Anne (ed.), Agincourt, 1415: Henry V, Sir Thomas Erpingham and the Triumph of
the English Archers Tempus: Stroud, 2005
Curry, Anne, Agincourt: A New History Tempus: Stroud, 2005
Curry, Anne, and Hughes, Michael, (eds.) Arms, Armies and Fortifications in the
Hundred Years War Boy dell Press: Woodbridge, 1994
, The Hundred Years' War, 1337-1457 Osprey Publishing Ltd: Oxford, 2002
Dockray, Keith, Warrior king: the Life of Henry V Tempus: Stroud, 2007
Hardy, Robert, Longbow: a Social and Military History Patrick Stephens: Sparkford, 1992
Jones, Michael K., Agincourt 1415 Pen & Sword: Barnsley, 2005
Keen, M. H., England in the Later Middle Ages: a Political History Methuen:
London,1973
, Medieval Warfare: a History Oxford University Press: Oxford, 1999
Knight, Paul, Henry V and the Conquest of France 1416-53 Osprey Publishing Ltd:
Oxford, 1998
McFarlane, K. B., Lancastrian Kings and Lollard
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