Curry Agincourt 1415: The Archers' Story

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-80399-833-6
Verlag: The History Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 276 Seiten

'Attempts to see the conflict from the perspectives of those who fought.' - History Today The Battle of Agincourt still rings down through the centuries as a quite incredible victory by the outnumbered, happy few of England, enfeebled by disease and exhaustion, against the might of French chivalry. For many commentators then and now, it was the English archers who won the day for Henry V. This history re-tells the story of the battle and Henry V's Normandy campaign from the perspective of the reputed commander of the English archers, Sir Thomas Erpingham. Sir Thomas, an experienced warrior from Norfolk with military experience dating back 40 years, is known for his brief but pivotal appearances in Shakespeare's Henry V, where he is correctly portrayed as an elderly, white-haired veteran. At 57 he was one of the oldest there and a close personal confident of the King. But what was his background? How did he command his archers to such a place in history? And what role did the longbow and battlefield tactics play in the final analysis of victory? Copiously illustrated with reproductions of original muster rolls and other material, Agincourt 1415: The Archers' Story steers the reader through the history of the most important battle of the Hundred Years War from an entirely fresh perspective.

ANNE CURRY is the world's leading authority on the battle of Agincourt. She is the advisor to the Agincourt battlefield center, was historical consultant for the ITV documentary of the battle, and is a lead member of the Agincourt 600 Committee.

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Curry, Anne

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List of Illustrations

1	Psalter of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, believed to show Henry V, p. 22

2	Royal portrait of Henry V, p. 29

3	The English march to Agincourt, p. 39

4	The French march to Agincourt, p. 41

5	The battle of Agincourt, p. 44

6	Letter of Henry V, .1419 (British Library Cotton MS, Vespasian F iii, folio 8), p. 51

7	View of the battlefield of Agincourt, p. 55

8–9	Monuments commemorating the battle, 1870s and 1960s, p. 56

10	Archer and page, p. 63

11	The bow, p. 70

12	Contemporary arrow heads, p. 75

13	Selection of sidearms, p. 84

14	Brass of Sir John Erpingham, Erpingham church, Norfolk, p. 92

15	Seal of Sir Thomas Erpingham, p. 95

16	The crown’s copy of Sir Thomas’s indenture for service (PRO E101/69/360), p. 110

17	Sir Thomas’s copy of his indenture for service (PRO E101/47/20), p. 110

18	Quittance by Sir Thomas for payment of wages (PRO E101/47/20), p. 113

19	Indenture recording delivery of royal jewels (PRO E101/47/20), p. 113

20	Muster recording Sir Thomas’s troops (PRO E101/44/30, piece 3), p. 114

21	Account, and particulars of the account, re Sir Thomas’s service (PRO E101/47/20), p. 115

22	Brass of Thomas, Lord Camoys, p. 119

23	Exchequer account bag (PRO E101/47/20), p. 121

24	Retinue list (PRO E101/47/20), p. 123

25	Sites in Norwich associated with Sir Thomas, based on Taylor’s map of the city, 1821, p. 126

26	The window from St Martin’s at Palace Plain, p. 128

27	Sir Thomas’s house on World Lane End in 1851, Winter’s (1885–8), p. 129

28	Blackfriars Church, now St Andrew’s Hall, Dugdale’s (1718–23), p. 132

29	Map of Sir Thomas’s possessions in Norfolk, p. 135

30–1	Cley Church, Norfolk, p. 141

32–4	Decoration from the tower of Erpingham church, p. 142

35	The Erpingham gate, Thomas Browne’s , 1712, p. 147

36	The north side of the gate, p. 148

37	The south side of the gate, p. 149

38	Effigy of Sir Thomas today, p. 153

39	Detail of the effigy, p. 153

40	St Petronilla or St Sitha, p. 156

41	Erpingham’s motto ‘yenk’ as carved on the gateway, p. 156

42–3	The Erpingham window, once in the north choir isle of Norwich Cathedral, p. 157

44	Carving of Sir Thomas’s arms on the choir stalls of Norwich Cathedral, p. 160

45	Boss of Robert Knollys and his wife Constance Beverley, Norwich Cathedral, p. 161

46	The Erpingham Chasuble, front, p. 164

47	The Erpingham Chasuble, back, detail of the Erpingham emblem of a falcon rising, p. 167

48	The Erpingham Chasuble, back, detail of Sir Thomas’s coat of arms, p. 167

49	Monument to Sir John Hawkwood, Florence Cathedral, p. 178

50	Brass of Sir Hugh Hastings, Elsing church, Norfolk, p. 181

51	Elsing Church, Norfolk, p. 182

52–3	Tomb of Sir Oliver de Ingham, d.1344, Ingham Church, Norfolk, p. 183

54–5	Tomb chest and effigy of Sir Edmund de Thorpe, d.1418, Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, p. 185

56	William Wilcotes (d.1411), detail of monument in North Leigh Church, Oxon, p. 189

57	The duke of Orléans in the Tower of London, p. 199

58	Brass of Sir Simon Felbrigg and his wife, Felbrigg Church, Norfolk, p. 206

59	The earl of Warwick being created a knight of the Garter, , p. 211

60–1	Views of the tomb and chantry chapel of Henry V, Westminster Abbey, p. 222

62	The earl of Warwick received at Venice, , p. 225

63	The earl of Warwick in Jerusalem, , p. 226

64–5	Equestrian figures, probably of Henry V, Westminster Abbey, p. 229

66	Saddle of Henry V, Westminster Abbey, p. 232

67	Tilting helm of Henry V, Westminster Abbey, p. 235

Colour section

1	Henry V at the battle of Agincourt

2	Sir Thomas Erpingham

3	Mounted archer on the march from Harfleur

4	Bowman preparing defensive stakes

5	Well-equipped bowman drawing back his bow

6	Two archers at full draw

7	Jean, sire d’Aumont, ‘the brawler’

8	Guillaume Martel, sire de Bacqueville

9	Paul Hitchin prepares to draw

10	Close-up of a modern reproduction of a bascinet

11	Modern reproductions of the equipment of the medieval archer

12	Erpingham Church

13	The Erpingham gate

14	Fragment of glass bearing the arms of Sir Thomas Erpingham (Burrell Collection, Glasgow)

15	The Erpingham Chasuble, back

16	William Bruges, first Garter king-of-arms, kneeling before St George, (British Library, Stowe MS 594 folio 5b)

17	The Garter stall plate of Sir Thomas...