Henry V's Navy: The sea-road to Agincourt and conquest 1413-1422

摘要

At the mention of Henry V, many of us think of his victory at Agincourt, immortalized by the words of William Shakespeare. Given that Agincourt was a land battle, few would give much thought to the important role England's navy played in Henry's military successes. In his book, Henry V's Navy: The sea-road to Agincourt and conquest 1413-1422, Ian Friel argues that the king was a medieval monarch who recognized the importance of sea power and utilized it: Henry's sponsorship produced a 'shortlived navy, one of England's most effective, but least-remembered fleets'.