1415 Quotes

“All leaders who go to war in the name of God are either zealots or hypocrites.”
― Ian Mortimer, Henry V: The Warrior King of 1415

“had survived at least three assassination attempts, three armed insurrections, three other seditious plots, a decade of Welsh revolt, and continual piratical attacks by the French. His reign had been synonymous with rebellion, unease, heresy and doubt. No one could be certain that his”
― Ian Mortimer, Henry V: The Warrior King of 1415

“d’avoir plusieurs seigneurs aucun bien je n’y vois / qu’un sans plus soit le maistre et qu’un seul soit le roi”
― Ian Mortimer, Henry V: The Warrior King of 1415

“Pope John’s advisers were worried about the freedom to speak and to come and go to and from the council.”
― Ian Mortimer, Henry V: The Warrior King of 1415

“He was keen to use English as well as French in daily conversation, writing letters in English and commissioning translations of French and Latin books.”
― Ian Mortimer, Henry V: The Warrior King of 1415