Anne Curry first sets the scene, illuminating how and why the battle was fought, as well as its significance in the wider history of the.
But why and how has Agincourt come to mean so much to so many? Why do so many people claim their ancestors served at the battle? Is the Agincourt of popular image the real Agincourt or is our idea of the battle simply taken from Shakespeare's famous depiction of it? Written by the world's leading expert on the battle, this book shows just why it has occupied such a key place in English identity and history in the six centuries since it was fought, exploring a cultural legacy that stretches from bowmen to Beatles, via Shakespeare, Dickens, and the First World War. Even John Lennon, aged 12, wrote a poem and drew a picture headed 'Agincourt'. Set in the early 1950s, A Place to Call Home tells the story of Sarah Adams (Marta Dusseldorp), a down-to-earth nurse whose no-nonsense manners make her instantly likeable.
Everybody thinks they know what the battle was about. Agincourt (1415) is an exceptionally famous battle, one that has generated a huge and enduring cultural legacy in the six hundred years since it was fought.
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