As night fell in Picardy on Thursday October 24, 1415, Henry V and his English troops, worn down by their long march aft
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English Year 2015
Table of contents :
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Preface to the 2015 Edition
Introduction
1 Henry V's Inheritance: England and France, 1399-1413
2 Henry V and the Reopening of War, March 1413-August 1415
3 The Raising of Henry V's Army, April-August 1415
4 The Siege of Harfleur, 13 August-22 September 1415
5 To Fight or Not to Fight, 22 September-8 October 1415
6 From Harfleur to the Crossing of the Somme, 8-19 October 1415
7 From the Crossing of the Somme to the Eve of Battle, 19-24 October 1415
8 The Armies Assemble, 24-25 October 1415
9 The Fight, 25 October 1415
10 The Aftermath, 26 October-16 November 1415
Epilogue: Battle or Murder?
Notes
Appendix A Distances on the March
Appendix B Army Sizes According to the Chroniclers
Appendix C Numbers of Dead and Prisoners According to the Chronicles
Maps and Genealogical Tables
Bibliography
List of Illustrations and Figures
Notes
Copyright