Agincourt: A Romance: The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX
1844
Agincourt: A Romance: The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX
1844
1413. Henry V has just taken the throne, and France trembles on the edge of war. Richard of Woodville, a young English squire, rides through a moonless countryside where he encounters Hal of Hadnock, a mysterious traveler whose sardonic wit masks something darker. Their night ride through the English countryside crackles with easy camaraderie and the electricity of an unexpected meeting, but the tone shifts abruptly when Richard learns that Catherine Beauchamp, a woman tied to his family, has met a violent end. What begins as a romantic adventure through medieval England transforms into something more sinister: a tale of political intrigue, stolen honor, and the shadows that gather before history's most celebrated battle. James, once hailed as the master of the historical romance before Scott's shadow fell across him, wrote this novel to capture not just the glory of Agincourt but the human cost behind it. The novel has survived in over fifty editions across three languages, a testament to its enduring pull, a window into how the Victorian age imagined its heroic past, complete with all the chivalric illusions and brutal realities that history obscures.
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“Ay! would to Heaven ," cried one of the gentlemen present, "that all the brave men, who are now idle in England, could know that such a field as this lies before their King, and they had time to join us." "Ha! what is that?" cried Henry. "No, by my life ! I would not have one man more. If we lose the day, which God forbid we should, we are too many already; and if we win this battle, as I trust in Heaven we shall, I would not share the glory of the field with any more than needful.””
— G. P. R. James
“Why, or wherefore, let men of science say; but one thing is certain, the seasons at that time were different from those at present; they were earlier; they were more distinct; spring was spring, and summer was summer; and winter, content with holding his own right stiffly, did not attempt to invade the rights of his brethren.””
— G. P. R. James
“Thus saying, he took back the breast-plate, and brought forward, supported on his arm, one of the bascinets or casques worn in the field, which were lighter and considerably smaller than the jousting helmets. It was of a round or globular shape, with a small elevation at the top, in which to fix the feathers then usually displayed.””
— G. P. R. James
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