Henry V as Warlord

by Desmond Seward

A new and startling look at Henry V, the heroic English warrior-king of Shakespeare's drama, argues that he was an intolerant bigot who avidly persecuted and burned Protestants, a Machiavellian politician, and a ruler bent on securing his questionable claim to the English throne at any cost. Reprint.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Medieval, Biography, British Literature

280 pages, Paperback

First published January 29, 2002

About the author

Desmond Seward was an Anglo-Irish popular historian and the author of over two dozen books. He was educated at Ampleforth and St, Catherine's College, Cambridge. He was a specialist in England and France in the Middle Ages and the author of some thirty books, including biographies of Eleanor of Aquitane, Henry V, Richard III, Marie Antoinette and Metternich.

Reviews

[Andy Heath · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Alberto Tebaldi · Rating 5 out of 5]

great biography depicting in detail those brutish times. I felt like I was there.

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolutely brilliant and courageous account, written in an extremely engaging manner.