Henry V's Navy: The Sea-Road to Agincourt and Conquest 1413-1422

by Ian Friel

Book Overview

Without Henry V's Navy, the Battle of Agincourt would never have happened. Henry's fleet played a major - if often unrecognised - part in enabling the king to come within reach of final victory in the Hundred Years War against France. Henry's navy was multinational, and comprised his own royal fleet, English merchantmen and many foreign vessels from the Netherlands, the Baltic and Venice. It was one of the most successful fleets deployed by England...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750994150
• ISBN13: 9780750994156
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 224 Pages