The Funeral Achievements of Henry V at Westminster Abbey - The Arms and Armour of Death

Ground-breaking new studies of Henry V's chapel, tomb and funeral service have new revelations and insights into the time.

List of contents

List of Figures
List of Contributors
Foreword, Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations

1. Introduction: Henry V and Westminster Abbey - Life, Death and Afterlife, Anne Curry
2. Henry V's Funeral Achievements in the Context of Westminster Abbey: 'Trophies of this Warlike Prince', Susan Jenkins
3. The Funeral of Henry V, Chris Given-Wilson
4. Henry V's Chapel, John Goodall
5. The Funerary Helm of King Henry V: A Helm for the Joust of Peace, c. 1380-1420, Tobias Capwell
6. A Saddle from the Funeral of Henry V, Marina Viallon
7. The Shield from the Funeral Achievements of Henry V, Lisa Monnas
8. 'Our bruisèd arms hung up for monuments'. The Sword of Henry V?, Robert C. Woosnam-Savage
9. Conservation of the Funeral Achievements, Diana Heath¿
10. Scientific Analysis: Micro-Invasive Techniques, David Edge and Alan Williams
11. Scientific Analysis: Non-Invasive Techniques, Robert Hill
Appendix. The Will of Henry V, 1421, Anne Curry

Index

Product details

• Assisted by: Anne Curry (Editor), Dr. Susan (Curator) Jenkins (Editor), Susan Jenkins (Editor), Susan (Curator) Jenkins (Editor)
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.09.2022
• EAN: 9781783277179
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-717-9
• No. of pages: 294
• Dimensions: 288 mm x 216 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 1446 g
• Illustrations: 175 colour and 33 b/w illus.
• Series: Royal Armouries Research Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous