Shrewsbury 1403
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A highly illustrated study of the battle of Shrewsbury, made famous by Shakespeare in Henry IV Part 1, which secured Henry IV on the throne.
A highly illustrated study of the battle of Shrewsbury, made famous by Shakespeare in Henry IV Part 1, which secured Henry IV on the throne.
The battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 is one of the most important battles in English history. King Henry IV faced his erstwhile ally Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland in a bloody contest on a field outside the Shropshire town of Shrewsbury where two English armies, well-matched, and fighting with similar equipment and tactics, struggled in an archery duel in which the arrows ‘fell like leaves in Autumn’, before the battle was ultimately decided in close quarter hand-to-hand combat. With his victory, Henry IV secured the Lancastrian hold on the kingdom and demonstrated the right of his bloodline to the throne.
Using full colour artwork and specially commissioned battlefield maps and illustrations, this is the fascinating story of the battle without which the reign of Henry V, his wars and glorious victories against the French, and the later disastrous reign of Henry VI and subsequent Wars of the Roses could not have happened.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 30 november 2017
Aantal pagina's: 96
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Dickon Whitewood
Hoofdillustrator: Graham Turner
Tweede Illustrator: Graham Turner
Hoofduitgeverij: Osprey Publishing
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 184 mm
Product lengte: 248 mm
Studieboek: Ja
Verpakking breedte: 184 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 248 mm
Verpakking lengte: 248 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 308 g
EAN: 9781472826800