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Its quite a feat to write an account of Englands most famous battle that makes the reader feel like theyre experiencing history that is fresh, new and exhilarating. Dan Snow

This groundbreaking study by Mike Livingston, as featured on History Hit’s Agincourt, presents a new interpretation of Henry V’s great victory.

From Shakespeares band of brothers speech to its appearances in numerous films, Agincourt rightfully has a place among a handful of conflicts whose names are immediately recognised around the world. Renowned medieval historian Mike Livingston provides a new look at this famous battle, with a foreword by world-famous historic novelist Bernard Cornwell.

Agincourt takes us back to the original sources, including the French battle plan that still survives today, to give a new interpretation, one that challenges the traditional site of the battlefield itself. It is a thrilling new history that not only rewrites the battle as we know it, but also provides fresh insights into the men who fought and died there.