Table of Contents

Abbreviations 6

Acknowledgements 8

Preface to the 2015 Edition 9

Introduction 15

1 Henry V's Inheritance: England and France, 1399-1413 21

2 Henry V and the Reopening of War, March 1413-August 1415 40

3 The Raising of Henry V's Army, April-August 1415 63

4 The Siege of Harfleur, 13 August-22 September 1415 85

5 To Fight or Not to Fight, 22 September-8 October 1415 108

6 From Harfleur to the Crossing of the Somme, 8-19 October 1415 131

7 From the Crossing of the Somme to the Eve of Battle, 19-24 October 1415 151

8 The Armies Assemble, 24-25 October 1415 172

9 The Fight, 25 October 1415 197

10 The Aftermath, 26 October-16 November 1415 231

Epilogue: Battle or Murder? 253

Notes 260

Appendix A Distances on the March 288

Appendix B Army Sizes According to the Chroniclers 290

Appendix C Numbers of Dead and Prisoners According to the Chronicles 293

Maps and Genealogical Tables 298

Bibliography 305

List of Illustrations and Figures 311

Index 315