Gesta Henrici Quinti Explained

Gesta Henrici Quinti
Author:	anonymous
Release Date:	1417

The Gesta Henrici Quinti ("Deeds of Henry the Fifth") is a medieval Latin chronicle written by an anonymous author.^{[1] [2]}

History

The book was published in 1975 by Frank Taylor and John Roskell Smith.^{[3] [4]}

There are currently only two manuscripts of the Gesta Henrici Quinti and both have been preserved at the British Library.

Contents

The book chronicles the life of Henry V of England.^[5] The books covers the period from Henry's accession in 1413 to 1416.^[6] References to Sir John Oldcastle being still alive indicate that it was written before 1418.^[7]

The author of the book is believed to be either Thomas Elmham or Joannes de Bordin, but since the true identity of the author has not yet been confirmed, he is described by most sources as anonymous.^[8]

See also

• Knighton's Chronicon

External links

• Henrici Quinti
• Escholar

Notes and References

1. Web site: 7 facts about the Hundred Years' War. HistoryExtra. en. 2020-05-03.
2. News: Kennedy. Maev. 2015-07-27. French correction: Henry V's Agincourt fleet was half as big, historian claims. en-GB. The Guardian. 2020-05-03. 0261-3077.
3. Book: Taylor. Frank. Gesta Henrici Quinti = The deeds of Henry the Fifth. Roskell. John Smith.. 1975. Clarendon Press. 978-0-19-822231-6. Deeds of Henry the Fifth. Oxford Eng..
4. Web site: Gesta Henrici Quinti. www.goodreads.com. 2020-05-03.
5. Web site: Representation in the Gesta Henrici Quinti. Sandra Alvarez. 2011-01-31. Medievalists.net. en-US. 2020-05-03.
6. Book: Gransden, Antonia. Historical Writing in England: c. 1307 to the early sixteenth century. 1996. Psychology Press. 978-0-415-15125-2. en.
7. Web site: Henrici Quinti, Angliae regis, Gesta. archive.org. 3 June 2020.
8. Book: Borodin. Joannes de. Gesta Henrici Quinti. Elmham. Thomas. 1975. Clarendon Press. 978-0-19-822231-6. en.