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Agincourt Ranulph Fiennes

Agincourt By Ranulph Fiennes

Agincourt by Ranulph Fiennes


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Summary

Sir Ranulph Fiennes' personal account of the Battle of Agincourt gives an unique view of one of the most significant turning points in English history.

Agincourt Summary

Agincourt: My Family, the Battle and the Fight for France by Ranulph Fiennes

600 years after the Battle of Agincourt, Sir Ranulph Fiennes casts new light on this epic event that has resonated throughout British and French history.

On 25th October 1415, on a French hillside near the village of Agincourt, four men sheltered from the rain and prepared for battle. All four were English knights, ancestors of Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and part of the army of England's King Henry V. Across the valley, four sons of the French arm of the Fiennes family were confident that the Dauphin's army would win the day...

Ranulph Fiennes explains how his own ancestors were key players through the centuries of turbulent Anglo-French history that led up to Agincourt, and he uses his experience as expedition leader and soldier to give us a fresh perspective on one of the bloodiest periods of medieval history.

With fascinating detail on the battle plans, weaponry and human drama of Agincourt, this is a gripping evocation of a historical event integral to English identity.

Agincourt Reviews

Fiennes, arguably our greatest explorer...has delved deep into history to tell the story of his family's epic journey. * The Times *

About Ranulph Fiennes

Sir Ranulph Fiennes was the first man to reach both poles by surface travel and the first to cross the Antarctic Continent unsupported. In the 1960s he was removed from the SAS Regiment for misuse of explosives but, joining the army of the Sultan of Oman, received that country's Bravery Medal on active service in 1971. He is the only person yet to have been awarded two clasps to the Polar medal for both Antarctic and the Arctic regions. Fiennes has led over 30 expeditions including the first polar circumnavigation of the Earth, and in 2003 he ran seven marathons in seven days on seven continents in aid of the British Heart Foundation.

In 1993 Her Majesty the Queen awarded Fiennes the Order of the British Empire (OBE) because, on the way to breaking records, he has raised over GBP14 million for charity. He was named Best Sportsman in the 2007 ITV Great Briton Awards and in 2009 he became the oldest Briton to reach the summit of Everest.

Additional information

GOR006238298
9781444792089
1444792083
Agincourt: My Family, the Battle and the Fight for France by Ranulph Fiennes
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
2014-09-25
336
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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