Henry V: The Astonishing Rise of England's Greatest Warrior King by Dan Jones (E

Description: Henry V by Dan Jones The UKs bestselling medieval historian brings unforgettably to life the astonishing rise of Henry V, who survived rebellion, a near-fatal arrow wound and a lengthy and precarious princely apprenticeship to become Englands greatest warrior king.A historian who writes as addictively as any page-turning novelist. ObserverHenry V reigned over England for only nine years and four months, and died at the age of just 35, but he looms over the landscape of the late Middle Ages and beyond.The victor of Agincourt was a model king for his successors. Shakespeares version of Henry V saw his youthful folly redirected to sober statesmanship, and in the dark days of World War II, Henrys victories in France were recounted in British propaganda. Churchill called Henry a gleam of splendour in the dark, troubled story of medieval England, while for one modern medievalist, Henry was, quite simply, the greatest man who ever ruled England.For Dan Jones, Henry is one of the most intriguing characters in all medieval history, but one of the hardest to pin down. He was a hardened, sometimes brutal, warrior, yet he was also creative and artistic, with a bookish temperament. He was a leader who made many mistakes, who misjudged his friends and family members, yet always seemed to triumph when it mattered.As king, he saved a shattered country from economic ruin, put down rebellions and secured Englands borders; in foreign diplomacy, he made England a serious player once more. Yet through his conquests in northern France, he sowed the seeds for three generations of calamity at home, in the form of the Wars of the Roses.Dan Joness life of Henry V provides unprecedented insight into the critical first 26 years of his life before he became king. Both a standalone biography and a completion of Dans sequence of English medieval histories that began with The Plantagenets and The Hollow Crown, Henry V is a thrilling and unmissable life of Englands greatest king from our best-selling medieval historian. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Dan Jones is the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of many non-fiction books, including The Plantagenets, The Templars, and Powers and Thrones. He is a renowned writer, broadcaster and journalist. He has presented dozens of TV shows, including the Netflix series Secrets of Great British Castles, and writes and hosts the podcast This is History. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Review Wildly gripping, swashbuckling, battle-scarred and blood-spattered, in equal parts ferocious, dynamic and political, intimate and humane, the best biography yet of Englands greatest king. * Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The World: A Family History of Humanity *Joness prose hums with energy throughout, and his ability to marry realm-scale intrigue with family drama marks this out as narrative history at its best. * The Telegraph *The king of exciting narrative history triumphs again. A masterclass in making the medieval addictively readable. * Lucy Worsley *Yet another Dan Jones book that I wish I had written. One of Englands greatest medieval kings gets the biography he deserves from one of our greatest medieval historians. * Dan Snow *Splendidly readable... full of diverting incident and considered judgment... Jones is one of our liveliest historians * The Observer *[A] lively retelling of Henrys remarkable story * The Times *[An] adrenaline-fuelled biography... a unique feature of this account is that half of it is devoted to Henrys formative years * The Spectator *With his customary combination of profound scholarship and fine narrative verve, Dan Jones brings Henry V to life better than anyone since Shakespeare himself. Here is a much more believable king – both for good and ill – than the Bards rendition, one rooted in contemporary sources shrewdly analysed. Truly, a Henry for our times. * Andrew Roberts *Shining fresh light on Englands transformational warrior king, this thrilling new biography of Henry V reads like an absolute blockbuster. * LoveReading *A cinematic new biography... thrillingly retold by Jones * New Statesman *A badass history writer... to put it mildly * Duff McKagan *I felt like a time traveller fully immersed in the events described * Military History Matters *One of the treats of Jones book is the attention paid to Henry as a Human being with interests beyond enforcing obedience at home and achieving conquest abroad... deeply researched, masterfully told and utterly riveting * The Times Literary Supplement *[A] romp of a book... [Dan Jones] tells Henry Vs story with great narrative dash * Mail on Sunday * Promotional A brand-new life of Englands greatest king from our best-selling medieval historian. Details ISBN1035910810 Format Paperback AU Release Date 2024-09-02 Author Dan Jones Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781035910816 Publication Date 2024-09-12 Imprint Apollo Subtitle The Astonishing Rise of Englands Greatest Warrior King Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience General UK Release Date 2024-09-12 Language English ISBN-10 1035910810 Pages 464 Illustrations 2x8pp col plates DEWEY 942.042092 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168570734;

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