An epic account of King Henry V and the legendary Battle of Agincourt, from the author of the bestselling Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England
Dr Ian Mortimer is the author of the bestselling Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England, eight other books and many peer-reviewed articles on English history between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and was awarded the Alexander Prize (2004) for his work on the social history of medicine in seventeenth-century England. In June 2011, the University of Exeter awarded him a higher doctorate (D.Litt.) by examination, on the strength of his historical work. He also writes historical fiction, published under his middle names (James Forrester). He lives with his wife and three children on the edge of Dartmoor, in Devon. For further information about him and a full bibliography, see his website- www.ianmortimer.com.
Ian Mortimer's 1415: Henry V's Year of Glory is compelling,
exuberant and erudite - combining the vivid drama of medieval
character and battle with the vigour of revisionist history
*Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Young Stalin*
Mortimer creates a new and convincing likeness of medieval
England's most iconic king
*Sunday Times*
Mortimer writes biographical history with formidable energy and
panache... This is the most illuminating exploration of the reality
of fifteenth-century life that I have ever read
*Independent*
Ian Mortimer... has virtually single-handedly put medieval history
back in the hands of ordinary readers, combining scrupulous
research with a wonderfully iconoclastic approach to
storytelling
*Daily Telegraph*
Bold...new and unexpected
*The Economist*
Highly recommended
*The Tablet*
Ian Mortimer's decision to tell this story in diary format, giving
us an almost day-by-day account, would not have suited every
historical study, but in this instance was a stroke of genius. The
danger would have been excess of extraneous detail, but Mortimer's
instinct is superb and what we get instead is the mythical
hero-king- immortalised by the Lawrence Olivier film- rendered
suddenly human and close.
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The immediacy of the format makes Henry real and flawed; a
disturbing and compelling individual.
*Independent of Sunday*
Mortimer creates a convincing new likeness
*Sunday Times*
a three dimensional portrait
*Telegraph*
immerses the reader in the heady drama and the dull routine of a
15th century king's life
*Guardian*
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