tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342742228702877343.post6228760514333741937..comments2024-02-11T19:31:25.745+00:00Comments on The Yorkist Age: Henry IV/Henry V BibliographyBrian Wainwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867772590464992131noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342742228702877343.post-47259229669642203922009-03-08T14:06:00.000+00:002009-03-08T14:06:00.000+00:00I can't stand Henry V either, and I'm glad to lear...I can't stand Henry V either, and I'm glad to learn I'm not the only one! The man gives me the creeps.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342742228702877343.post-22326825949237749912009-03-07T19:38:00.000+00:002009-03-07T19:38:00.000+00:00Duh! You're the one who got me to buy the Maughan ...Duh! You're the one who got me to buy the Maughan book in the first place, I think!Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342742228702877343.post-59186792458780916242009-03-07T17:18:00.000+00:002009-03-07T17:18:00.000+00:00Hi Judy,Glad you are enjoying the blog and hope yo...Hi Judy,<BR/><BR/>Glad you are enjoying the blog and hope you continue to do so.<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid I find Henry V a very nasty piece of work. Passing lightly over his bloodthirsty ways, he also left an impossible legacy for Henry VI!<BR/><BR/>I know I am in a minority, as historians seem to find him the perfect hero-king. King Edward I was equally harsh and bloodthirsty, but at least he left some decent legislation behind him. I can't see what Henry V's legacy was, except maybe national pride. There was a huge price paid for that, first in French blood, then in English.Brian Wainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16867772590464992131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342742228702877343.post-59692879641397191822009-03-07T17:12:00.000+00:002009-03-07T17:12:00.000+00:00Hi Alianore,The Sharman novel's worst aspect is th...Hi Alianore,<BR/><BR/>The Sharman novel's worst aspect is the dialogue. It's awful! Despite my love of this era, I really struggled not to wall bang the thing before I reached p25.<BR/><BR/>Tranter reverses the outcome of a famous joust that Edmund Holland Earl of Kent won. Though I don't expect 100% accuracy, do expect invention (i.e.fiction) and can tolerate author bias, deliberately changing known historical events in pursuit of that bias is a bridge too far for me. You see, there are ways round these things. If he'd said Kent only won by cheating, for example, I'd have been fine with that.Brian Wainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16867772590464992131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342742228702877343.post-72627373780702201672009-03-07T17:03:00.000+00:002009-03-07T17:03:00.000+00:00Hi Susan - I mentioned the Maughan book in my Rich...Hi Susan - I mentioned the Maughan book in my Richard II bibliography so didn't want to repeat. It is a good one!Brian Wainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16867772590464992131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342742228702877343.post-17763205190071458702009-03-06T18:40:00.000+00:002009-03-06T18:40:00.000+00:00I am happy to find someone who has so little regar...I am happy to find someone who has so little regard for Henry V, that zealot. Thank you for the lists, it is very helpful for my humble amateurish purposes. I enjoy reading your blog.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09566395146321751551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342742228702877343.post-32068409237883389862009-03-06T16:14:00.000+00:002009-03-06T16:14:00.000+00:00Great overview! How come the Sharman novel is so ...Great overview! How come the Sharman novel is so awful? I'm not surprised about the error in the Tranter - his knowledge of Scottish history was encyclopedic, but I've spotted a lot of mistakes regarding English history in his novels.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342742228702877343.post-80927566493827427812009-03-06T13:14:00.000+00:002009-03-06T13:14:00.000+00:00Thanks for the list! I have a novel by A. M. Maugh...Thanks for the list! I have a novel by A. M. Maughan about Henry V called "Harry of Monmouth." Haven't read it yet--it was first published in 1956.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.com