AGINCOURT
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:12 pm
Hi John ,
My first post on your forum ,last year I read the book on Agincourt by Juliet Barker . I had seen it a few times in Doncaster at W.H Smiths ,it seemed interesting ,so eventually I purchased it .
Its split into three sections; THE KING > THE CAMPAIGN > THE BATTLE.
In this landmark study of Agincourt, prize-winning author Juliet Barker draws upon a huge range of sources published and unpublished,English and French,to give a compelling account of a battle upon which so many legends have been built .but she also looks behind the action on the field to paint a portrait of the age .A mad King, murderous dukes,scheming bishops,knightly heroes ,surgeons ,heralds ,spies and pirates-the story of Agincourt has them all .
My first post on your forum ,last year I read the book on Agincourt by Juliet Barker . I had seen it a few times in Doncaster at W.H Smiths ,it seemed interesting ,so eventually I purchased it .
Its split into three sections; THE KING > THE CAMPAIGN > THE BATTLE.
In this landmark study of Agincourt, prize-winning author Juliet Barker draws upon a huge range of sources published and unpublished,English and French,to give a compelling account of a battle upon which so many legends have been built .but she also looks behind the action on the field to paint a portrait of the age .A mad King, murderous dukes,scheming bishops,knightly heroes ,surgeons ,heralds ,spies and pirates-the story of Agincourt has them all .