Among the last of the great medieval rulers and the first of the ardent nation builders, Henry V is seen from several perspectives: his queen his beautiful Welsh mistress, Morgan his court jester, the fool a comrade-in-arms and his own point of view as both boy and man. The story brings to life not only the man, but one of the most fantastic periods in the fifteenth century. This is an entertaining and skillful recreation of the life and times of a man whose charm and military genius - and concern for his subjects - made him one of the most popular kings in English history. The book brings Henry magically to life in a multifaceted novel filled with turmoil, violence and romance, and it marks the debut of a major new talent in the arena of historical fiction. Fortune made his sword is spellbinding reading, and the picture Martha Rofheart paints of the hero-king, Henry V, is totally hypnotic in it's appeal.
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