Agincourt in literature – the list

The 600th anniversary of the battle will provide a cue for screenings of Henry V. Yet many writers have found other aspects of the hundred years war more compelling

The playwright’s third go at the war, after writing or co-writing Henry VI part 1 and Edward III when young, is less jingoistic, more nuanced; and so the character of Henry had to be simplified in Laurence Olivier’s patriotic 1944 film.

Continue reading...