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Agincourt : the fight for France, Ranulph Fiennes

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Summary
"On 25th October 1415, on a French hillside near the village of Agincourt, four men sheltered from the rain and prepared for battle. All four were English knights, ancestors of Sir Ranulph Fiennes and part of the army of England's King Henry V. Across the valley, four sons of the French arm of the Fiennes family were confident that the Dauphin's army would win the day ... Sir Ranulph Fiennes explains how his own ancestors were key players through the centuries of turbulent Anglo-French history that led up to Agincourt, and he uses his experience as expedition leader and soldier to give us a fresh perspective on one of the bloodiest periods of medieval history. With fascinating detail on the battle plans, weaponry, and human drama of Agincourt, this is a gripping evocation of a historical event integral to English identity. Six hundred years after the Battle of Agincourt, Sir Ranulph Fiennes casts new light on this epic event that has resonated throughout British and French history."--Front flap of jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Extent
vii, 326 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Note
Originally published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2014
Contents
  • Foreword
  • The French connection
  • The rise and rise of Eustace de Fiennes
  • Geoffrey de Mandeville and other fickle Fienneses
  • Intermarriage, bribery, temerity and indecision
  • Friends and lovers
  • Wool, wine and war
  • The buying of Broughton
  • So much Christian blood spilled
  • When men of good breeding think nothing of killing
  • Fair stood the wind for France
  • The actions of the tiger
  • Fiennes to the fore
  • A family at war
  • A vaste multitude yielded up in death
  • La mort de Fiennes
  • Another Fiennes loses his head for losing the war
  • Postscript
  • Appendix: the arming of an English man-at-arms, c. 1415
Isbn
9781605989150
Instance
Label
Agincourt : the fight for France
Title
Agincourt
Title remainder
the fight for France
Statement of responsibility
Ranulph Fiennes
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"On 25th October 1415, on a French hillside near the village of Agincourt, four men sheltered from the rain and prepared for battle. All four were English knights, ancestors of Sir Ranulph Fiennes and part of the army of England's King Henry V. Across the valley, four sons of the French arm of the Fiennes family were confident that the Dauphin's army would win the day ... Sir Ranulph Fiennes explains how his own ancestors were key players through the centuries of turbulent Anglo-French history that led up to Agincourt, and he uses his experience as expedition leader and soldier to give us a fresh perspective on one of the bloodiest periods of medieval history. With fascinating detail on the battle plans, weaponry, and human drama of Agincourt, this is a gripping evocation of a historical event integral to English identity. Six hundred years after the Battle of Agincourt, Sir Ranulph Fiennes casts new light on this epic event that has resonated throughout British and French history."--Front flap of jacket
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
NjBwBT
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1944-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Fiennes, Ranulph
Dewey number
944/.026
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
  • genealogical tables
Index
index present
LC call number
DC101.5.A2
LC item number
F54 2015
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Agincourt, Battle of, Agincourt, France, 1415
  • Great Britain
  • Great Britain
  • France
  • France
  • Fiennes, Ranulph
  • Fiennes family
Label
Agincourt : the fight for France, Ranulph Fiennes
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Originally published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2014
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-302) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Foreword -- The French connection -- The rise and rise of Eustace de Fiennes -- Geoffrey de Mandeville and other fickle Fienneses -- Intermarriage, bribery, temerity and indecision -- Friends and lovers -- Wool, wine and war -- The buying of Broughton -- So much Christian blood spilled -- When men of good breeding think nothing of killing -- Fair stood the wind for France -- The actions of the tiger -- Fiennes to the fore -- A family at war -- A vaste multitude yielded up in death -- La mort de Fiennes -- Another Fiennes loses his head for losing the war -- Postscript -- Appendix: the arming of an English man-at-arms, c. 1415
Control code
bl2015046357
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Extent
vii, 326 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781605989150
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color), genealogical table, map
Label
Agincourt : the fight for France, Ranulph Fiennes
Publication
Note
Originally published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2014
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-302) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Foreword -- The French connection -- The rise and rise of Eustace de Fiennes -- Geoffrey de Mandeville and other fickle Fienneses -- Intermarriage, bribery, temerity and indecision -- Friends and lovers -- Wool, wine and war -- The buying of Broughton -- So much Christian blood spilled -- When men of good breeding think nothing of killing -- Fair stood the wind for France -- The actions of the tiger -- Fiennes to the fore -- A family at war -- A vaste multitude yielded up in death -- La mort de Fiennes -- Another Fiennes loses his head for losing the war -- Postscript -- Appendix: the arming of an English man-at-arms, c. 1415
Control code
bl2015046357
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Extent
vii, 326 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781605989150
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color), genealogical table, map

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