Henry V

Wildly gripping, swashbuckling, battle-scarred and blood-spattered, in equal parts ferocious, dynamic and political, intimate and humane, the best biography yet of England’s greatest king. * Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The World: A Family History of Humanity *Jones’s prose hums with energy throughout, and his ability to marry realm-scale intrigue with family drama marks this out as narrative history at its best. * The Telegraph *[This] is one of the most accessible biographies of a British king I have come across. It iso sufficiently informative and factual to appeal to both scholars and non-academics without being condescending or appearing to ‘talk down’ to either group of readers. Recommended! * Bookmunch *The king of exciting narrative history triumphs again. A masterclass in making the medieval addictively readable. * Lucy Worsley *Yet another Dan Jones book that I wish I had written. One of England’s greatest medieval kings gets the biography he deserves from one of our greatest medieval historians. * Dan Snow *Splendidly readable… full of diverting incident and considered judgment… Jones is one of our liveliest historians * The Observer *[A] lively retelling of Henry’s remarkable story * The Times *[An] adrenalin-fuelled biography… a unique feature of this account is that half of it is devoted to Henry’s formative years * The Spectator *With his customary combination of profound scholarship and fine narrative verve, Dan Jones brings Henry V to life better than anyone since Shakespeare himself. Here is a much more believable king – both for good and ill – than the Bard’s rendition, one rooted in contemporary sources shrewdly analysed. Truly, a Henry for our times. * Andrew Roberts *Shining fresh light on England’s transformational warrior king, this thrilling new biography of Henry V reads like an absolute blockbuster. * LoveReading *A cinematic new biography… thrillingly retold by Jones * New Statesman *A badass history writer… to put it mildly * Duff McKagan *I felt like a time traveller fully immersed in the events described * Military History Matters *

Praise for Dan Jones:A terrifically colourful and compelling narrative history… bustling and sizzling with life on every page

Dan Jones is a bestselling historian, TV presenter and award-winning journalist. His non-fiction books have sold more than a million copies worldwide and include the bestsellers:

• THE PLANTAGENETS
• THE TEMPLARS
• POWERS AND THRONES
• HENRY V

His fiction includes the acclaimed Essex Dogs trilogy, set during the Hundred Years War, which concluded with LION HEARTS.

Dan has written and presented numerous TV series including:

• Secrets of Great British Castles
• Britain’s Bloodiest Dynasty: The Plantagenets
• London: 2000 Years of History

He writes and hosts the podcast This is History. For a decade, Dan was a weekly columnist for the London Evening Standard, and he has contributed to dozens of newspapers and magazines worldwide.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Trustee of Historic Royal Palaces.