Henry V (Penguin Monarchs) From Playboy Prince to Warrior King

Name: Henry V (Penguin Monarchs) From Playboy Prince to Warrior King
Price: 10.42 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780141987439

ISBN-10: 014198743X

ISBN-13: 9780141987439

Edition: 2018

Authors: Anne Curry

List price: $10.99

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Buy new: $10.42

Marketplace

2 new & used from $34.49

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Henry V's invasion of France, in August 1415, represented a huge gamble. As heir to the throne, he had been a failure, cast into the political wilderness amid rumours that he planned to depose his father. Despite a complete change of character as king - founding monasteries, persecuting heretics, and enforcing the law to its extremes - little had gone right since. He was insecure in his kingdom, his reputation low. On the eve of his departure for France, he uncovered a plot by some of his closest associates to remove him from power. Agincourt was a battle that Henry should not have won - but he did, and the rest is history. Within five years, he was heir to the throne of France. In this…

Book details

List price: $10.99
Copyright year: 2018
Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited
Publication date: 8/28/2018
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 4.25" wide x 7.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English

Stephen Cooper is the editor of John Fante's "The Big Hunger: Stories 1932-1959". He is Professor of English & Film at California State University at Long Beach. He lives in Los Angeles, with his wife & their two children.