Agincourt: Great Battles Series

by Anne Curry

Overview

The world's most important battles-and the long historical shadows they have cast, The story of Agincourt, one of the most iconic battles in English history: how it was how it has been remembered, and what it means for us today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199681013
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/27/2015
Series:	Great Battles
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Anne Curry is Professor of Medieval History and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Southampton, after teaching for many years at the University of Reading. She has published many books and articles on the Hundred Years War, as well as definitive works on Agincourt itself and an on-line database of all known soldiers between 1369 and 1453 (www.medievalsoldier.org http: //www.medievalsoldier.org). An historical advisor to the battlefield centres at Azincourt, Shrewsbury, and Bosworth, she is co-chair of the "Agincourt 600" committee, tasked with organizing the commemorations of the sixth hundredth anniversary of the battle. President of the Historical Association between 2008 and 2011, she is also a former Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society.

Table of Contents

List of Figures xiv

Abbreviations xvi

1 Introduction 1

2 Agincourt: The Battle in Context 7

3 'The Noble Beginning' or 'The Accursed Day?: Early Interpretations 40

4 'Alarms and Excursions': The Enduring Influence of Shakespeare's Agincourt 78

5 'France's Bane and England's Glory!': Agincourt, War, and National Identity 115

6 'Agincourt PLC': Traditions, Myths, and Creations 141

7 'Rival Experts Prepare To Do Battle over Agincourt' 180

8 Conclusion 212

Notes 215

Bibliography 239

Picture Acknowledgements 247

Index 249

Editorial Reviews

"[Curry] wears her learning lightly, offering readers an engaging book appropriate for large audiences, especially undergraduates."—Laurence W. Marvin, The Historian

"[Curry] offers both the accomplished scholar and the beginning student of history an invaluable case study in the evolution of historical scholarship, popular memory, and national mythology."—Renaissance Quarterly

"[Anne Curry] perceptively deconstructs fifteenth-century accounts of the battle, with due attention to the original context of such sources Curry's discussion in Agincourt of source materials and the evolving memory of the battle will enable readers to approach other studies more critically."—Michigan War Studies Review

"Agincourt's greatest strength is the author's discussion of sources and evidence. Curry carefully assesses the documents used to produce histories of the battle, discussing the context in which they were produced and their strengths and weaknesses."—H-Net

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