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Henry V
- The Astonishing Rise of England's Greatest Warrior King
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
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Summary
'A historian who writes as addictively as any page-turning novelist.' – Observer
Henry 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 remembered as the acme of kingship, a model to be closely imitated by his successors. William Shakespeare deployed Henry V as a study in youthful folly redirected to sober statesmanship. In the dark days of World War II, Henry’s victories in France were presented by British filmmakers as exemplars for a people existentially threatened by Nazism. 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 England’s 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 Jones’s life of Henry V stands out for the generous amount of space it allots to the critical first 26 years of his life before he became king. Both standalone biography and a completion of Dan’s sequence of English medieval histories that began with The Plantagenets and The Hollow Crown, Henry V is a thrilling and unmissable life of England’s greatest king from our best-selling medieval historian.
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- Tom
- 08-11-24
Dan Jones doesn't miss!
Excellent account of one of England's greatest Kings and his rise to the throne. Dan knows how to bring history to life.
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- hayley waterhouse``
- 22-09-24
A masterpiece as usual from Dan Jones
Any Dan Jones book is worth a listen, especially one he narrates and this is no exception. Fantastic Listen
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- Sarah Boag
- 05-10-24
A thriller of a history book!
love Dan Jones' style of writing and really like that he narrates his books. He gives such a clear narrative of Henry V pre and post kingship and doesn't skimp on fleshing out the other important players of the time. This was a very enjoyable listen and not a dull moment to be had.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-10-24
The factual content
Fantastic listen!! Excellent content and very well read. Kept me hooked on a few car journeys.
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- Rachael Ross
- 14-10-24
Absolutely Brilliant
The picture painted here of Henry V was so tangible without feeling as though stretches were being made to paint the image. Evidence was provided for the picture of Henry that was presented in the book. It feels like getting a deal on the history within the book as you also get Richard II and Henry IV presented and the influence that they and their rules had on Henry V. The style of the book being in present tense rather than past made it almost feel like a story, as did the quality of the writing, and the book just flows wonderfully. I devoured this book and did not feel ready for it to end. Wonderfully read and soothing to listen to, I just absolutely loved it
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- Shades of Blue Q
- 14-10-24
Top men. Author and subject.
You can't compare Henry V with modern day ideals, that's just wrong. Henry was the monarch of his times. An excellent book, well written and well narrated. Ties in nicely with Richard II and Henry IV. Thoroughly recommend this title, author and the narration.
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- Lisa
- 09-10-24
Wow just wow
Have learned so much from this book!Felt you really got close to Henry V as a man and the time he lived in. Great job again Dan!!!!!
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- Anonymous User
- 16-09-24
Everything
Dan jones at it again what a book best medieval historian out there must listen
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- legge
- 13-09-24
Dan never misses
Once again, Dan never misses. terrific, easy to follow and how I like his stories being very linear .
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- melvyn jones
- 29-10-24
A cold warrior king seemingly endorsed by God.
True to his times , King Henry was a bloodthirsty leader who believed he had been chosen by God to succeed. He was both brave and chaste and seemed to have luck on his side whether surviving an arrow to the face or being triumphant in battle. Also true to the medieval period he had a short life, dying in his thirties.
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