Christopher Allmand (1936–2022)
Author of Henry V
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- Legal name
- Allmand, Christopher Thomas
- Birthdate
- 1936-04-18
- Date of death
- 2022-11-16
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Université d'Oxford, Orile College (Ph.D., Histoire, Thèse "Tthe church in Normandy in the fifteenth century", )
Ampleforth College - Occupations
- professor (Medieval History)
- Organizations
- University College of North Wales (three years)
Liverpool University (head of history department|professor of mediaeval history|retired|1998)
Royal Historical Society (associate literary director|1974-1977|literary director|1977-1982|council member|1985-1989) - Awards and honors
- Royal Historical Society (fellow|1965)
Society of Antiquaries of London (fellow|1976) - Relationships
- Jacob, Ernest Fraser (Directeur de thèse)
Allmand, Michael (Frère)
Allmand, Arthur J. (Père)
Heath, Bernadette (Epouse, 19 64 | 20 22) - Short biography
- Christopher Thomas Allmand (born 1936) is an English medieval historian, with a special focus on the Late Middle Ages in England and France, and the Hundred Years' War. He was Professor of Medieval History at the University of Liverpool until his retirement in 1998, and is now Honorary Senior Fellow at the university. He has written a much-used monograph on the Hundred Years' War, a biography of King Henry V of England, and he has edited the seventh and final volume of The New Cambridge Medieval History.
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Hampstead, Londres, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
- Associated Place (for map)
- UK
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I did not look foward to the prospect of using 3 of Christopher Allmand's books for an essay, but it was well worth it. This is by far the best biography of Henry V I have yet found. As acedemic rather than popular history is can be tedious in places, but it is worth the effort for a well-rounded, complete and objective view of Henry's life and reign.
Allmand examines Henry's actions and motivations, thier consequences, and Henry's nature, to reveal a man who is deserverly regarded as great, show more but was like also imperfect in many respects. Henry was a lover of justice, who valued loyalty yet because of this his response to disloyalty (actual or percieved) could be harsh and cruel, especially towards people he had been close to, and felt personally betrayed by.
Unlike some popular authors (Ian Mortimer as a notable example) Allmand does not use Henry's negative traits to bash him for any innate badness, or depict him as having had an incurably cruel, brutal and vindictive nature.
Instead Allmand gives the reader a true measure of the gifted commander, astute poltician and charismatic leader, who retains to essence of greatness in spite of his flaws and shortcomings, which are not hidden or glossed over. In short Allmand's portrait of Henry shows as man who was, as all of us, only human. show less
Allmand examines Henry's actions and motivations, thier consequences, and Henry's nature, to reveal a man who is deserverly regarded as great, show more but was like also imperfect in many respects. Henry was a lover of justice, who valued loyalty yet because of this his response to disloyalty (actual or percieved) could be harsh and cruel, especially towards people he had been close to, and felt personally betrayed by.
Unlike some popular authors (Ian Mortimer as a notable example) Allmand does not use Henry's negative traits to bash him for any innate badness, or depict him as having had an incurably cruel, brutal and vindictive nature.
Instead Allmand gives the reader a true measure of the gifted commander, astute poltician and charismatic leader, who retains to essence of greatness in spite of his flaws and shortcomings, which are not hidden or glossed over. In short Allmand's portrait of Henry shows as man who was, as all of us, only human. show less
This doorstop is an excruciatingly detailed history of the reign of Henry V, whose short reign was a very important one. This book was written to convey information, not to entertain, and it succeeds in reaching both of these goals quite nicely. The first half of the book is a traditional chronological narrative; the balance takes up various topics in chapters which might appear in a volume of contributed papers or a scholarly journal. A beautiful piece of historical research, with a show more competent if dry presentation, it can be recommended as recreational reading only for individuals with a very high interest level in late medieval England and several months of free time. show less
Society at War: The Experience of England and France during the Hundred Years War by Christopher Allmand
I used this as a reference to do some research on the Hundred Years War, and actually ended up reading it all the way through. Instead of a dry history text I found a book whose basis is period writings. Almost all of it is letters, personal accounts of people involved, written in the dialect of the time, old English? I found it amusing just how many people spelled phonetically and wrote differently from one another.
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