The King Henry the Fifth (Vol.1&2) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Life and Character of Henry of MonmouthBy J. Endell Tyler
Length25h 3m
About this audiobook
J. Endell Tyler's The King Henry the Fifth (Vol. 1 & 2) is a substantial historical biography that revisits the life, reign, and reputation of Henry V with the documentary seriousness characteristic of nineteenth-century antiquarian scholarship. Moving beyond Shakespeare's martial hero, Tyler reconstructs Henry as prince, soldier, ruler, and Christian monarch, attending to political circumstance, military strategy, ecclesiastical affairs, and the moral expectations of kingship. Its prose is measured, earnest, and evidentiary, placing the work within the Victorian tradition of archival history and moral biography. Tyler, an Anglican clergyman and scholar, brought to the subject both a historian's appetite for records and a churchman's concern with character, duty, and providence. His interest in Henry V reflects broader nineteenth-century efforts to reassess medieval English monarchy through chronicles, state papers, and legal or ecclesiastical evidence, while also correcting what he regarded as inherited misconceptions. His clerical background helps explain the book's sustained attention to conscience, piety, and public responsibility. This work is recommended to readers interested in Henry V beyond legend: historians of medieval England, students of royal biography, and admirers of Shakespeare seeking the historical figure behind the drama. Though marked by its age, it remains a learned and illuminating study.
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Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length25 hrs 3 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 18, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Life and Times of Col. Daniel Boone, Hunter, Soldier, and Pioneer (Annotated)
23VOLUME II.
2VOLUME I.
24CHAPTER XVII.
3PREFACE.
25CHAPTER XVIII.
4CHAPTER I.
26CHAPTER XIX.
5CHAPTER II.
27CHAPTER XX.
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6CHAPTER III.
28CHAPTER XXI.
7CHAPTER IV.
29CHAPTER XXII.
8CHAPTER V.
30CHAPTER XXIII.
9CHAPTER VI.
31CHAPTER XXIV.
10CHAPTER VII.
32CHAPTER XXV.
11CHAPTER VIII.
33CHAPTER XXVI.
12CHAPTER IX.
34CHAPTER XXVII.
13CHAPTER X.
35CHAPTER XXVIII.
14CHAPTER XI.
36CHAPTER XXIX.
15CHAPTER XII.
37CHAPTER XXX.
16CHAPTER XIII.
38CHAPTER XXXI.
17CHAPTER XIV.
39CHAPTER XXXII.
18CHAPTER XV.
40APPENDIX. No. I.
19CHAPTER XVI.
41APPENDIX, No. II.
20APPENDIX, No. I.
42APPENDIX, No. III. (pt. 1)
21APPENDIX, No. II. (pt. 1)
43APPENDIX, No. III. (pt. 2)
22APPENDIX, No. II. (pt. 2)
44Memorable Quotes
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