Henry V (Penguin Monarchs)

by Anne Curry

Book 14 in the Penguin Monarchs series.

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Anne Curry follows Henry V from a politically troubled prince to the most celebrated warrior king of medieval England. The book examines his difficult relationship with Henry IV, his accession, religious severity and determination to restore royal authority before renewing England’s claim to the French crown.

The 1415 campaign and victory at Agincourt transformed Henry’s reputation, but Curry places the battle within a sustained programme of conquest, administration and diplomacy. She traces the campaigns that made him heir to France and asks how his early death left an achievement that was spectacular but precarious.