Hotspur: Henry Percy: Medieval Rebel

by Andrew W. Boardman

Book Overview

The full story of Henry Percy, one of Shakespeare's most popular characters.

Immortalized by Shakespeare in Henry IV, Part I, Henry Percy, nicknamed "Hotspur", is among the best known of all his warlike characters.

As the young, honorable but impatient rebel soldier whose chivalrous exploits on the battlefield end in disaster at Shrewsbury in 1403, Hotspur is the archetypal anti-hero: a character of such tragic and dramatic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1803991658
• ISBN13: 9781803991658
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 5.5" x 6.6"