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TracyReadsBooks
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Always appreciate the opportunity to see Shakespeare live. This play is a favorite!

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PirateJenny
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Book mail, aka work mail, meets Ellie's standards

Leftcoastzen 😻 2mo
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Octoberwoman
Fortune Made His Sword | Martha Rofheart
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I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!

#ABookADay2023

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Sophronisba
Henry V | Christopher Allmand
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Not knowing much about the life of Henry V after Agincourt, I was startled when he abruptly died halfway through his own biography.

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Sophronisba
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A book about a fifteenth-century battle proves to be surprisingly timely:

When national morale is low and victory seems uncertain or far off, it is useful to be reminded that resourcefulness and determination can sometimes be more important than sheer weight of numbers. On the other hand, writing in such circumstances makes it easy to fall into the propaganda trap, . . .

Sophronisba and much of the historical and literary response to Agincourt has been one-sided, politically motivated or simply jingoistic, portraying the battle as a victory of stout-hearted, no-nonsense English commoners over lily-livered, unmanly, foppish French aristocrats. 3y
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Auntynanny
Agincourt: A Novel | Bernard Cornwell
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I listened to this on audio, which for me means that my mind wandered a lot while I was listening to it. I still quite liked it, as I always enjoy Bernard Cornwell.

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intothehallofbooks
Agincourt: A Novel | Bernard Cornwell
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Pickpick

I LOVED this 🙌🏻 but I was already a big fan of Bernard Cornwell. This is a standalone that features the English-French battles at Soissons, Harfleur, and Agincourt in the early 1400‘s. I had to read this one fairly slowly because of all of the time spent on archery details and very specific military battle maneuvers. But by the time I approached the end, Agincourt, all of the attention on archery and strategy made total sense. Really enjoyed it.

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Andrea313
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Happy #StDavidsDay from Shakespeare, Fluellen, and me! #EatALeek #WindsOfMarch
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Eggs So clever and fun 🙌🏻📚❤️ 4y
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