Verneuil 1424 : the Second Agincourt : the battle of the three kingdoms

The first book about this decisive battle in the Hundred Years War In August, 1424, the armies of England, Scotland, and France met in the open fields outside the walls of Verneuil in a battle that would decide the future of the English conquests in France. The hero king Henry V had been dead for two years, and the French felt that this was their chance to avenge their startling defeat at Agincourt, and recover the lands that Henry had won from them. Despite its importance, the battle of Verneuil is largely overlooked in accounts of the Hundred Years War, and this book is the first proper account of the battle and its significance. It is also one of the first books to outline the important part the Scots played in the wars in France in the years between the two great battles of Agincourt and Verneuil. Contents: Title Acknowledgements 1 The Hundred Years War 2 England and France at the beginning of the fifteenth century 3 Scotland and the Auld Alliance 4 Tactics and strategy in the Hundred Years War 5 Recruiting armies in England, Scotland and France in the Middle Ages 6 Arms and armour at the time of the Battle of Verneuil 7 Henry V and the conquest of Normandy 8 Henry V: Regent of France 9 The legacy of Henry V 10 1423: The Regent of France versus the King of France 11 The road to Verneuil 12 The battle 13 The aftermath of the battle 14 The tide of war begins to turn 15 Verneuil: The forgotten battle of the Hundred Years War Appendix A: English captains at the battles of Cravant and Verneuil Appendix B: Reconstructing events at the Battle of Verneuil Appendix C: The most important contemporary sources Bibliography Plates Copyright In August 1424 the armies of England, Scotland and France met in the open fields outside the walls of Verneuil in a battle that would decide the future of the English conquests in France. The hero king, Henry V, had been dead for two years and the French felt that this was their chance to avenge their startling defeat at Agincourt, and recover the lands that Henry had won for England. Despite its importance, the battle is largely overlooked in accounts of the Hundred Years War. The Battle of Verneuil 1424 is the first proper account of the battle, and is also one of the first books to outline the important part the Scots played in the wars in France in the years between the two great battles of Agincourt and Verneuil.