Henry V Penguin Monarchs - From Playboy Prince to Warrior King Curry AnnePaperback
Henry V Penguin Monarchs - From Playboy Prince to Warrior King Curry AnnePaperback Henry V's invasion of France, in August 1415, represented a huge gamble. Despite a complete change of character as…
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Henry V Penguin Monarchs - From Playboy Prince to Warrior King Curry AnnePaperback
Henry V's invasion of France, in August 1415, represented a huge gamble. Despite a complete change of character as king - founding monasteries, persecuting heretics, and enforcing the law to its extremes - little had gone right since. As heir to the throne, he had been a failure, cast into the political wilderness amid rumours that he planned to depose his father.
On the eve of his departure for France, he uncovered a plot by some of his closest associates to remove him from power. He was insecure in his kingdom, his reputation low. Agincourt was a battle that Henry should not have won - but he did, and the rest is history.
Within five years, he was heir to the throne of France. In this vivid new interpretation, Anne Curry explores how Henry's hyperactive efforts to expunge his past failures, and his experience of crisis - which threatened to ruin everything he had struggled to achieve