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 *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 the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of many non-fiction books, including The Plantagenets, The Templars, and Powers and Thrones. He is a renowned writer, broadcaster and journalist. He has presented dozens of TV shows, including the Netflix series Secrets of Great British Castles, and writes and hosts the podcast This is History. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.