AZINCOURT, France (AP) — France lost the Battle of Agincourt nearly 600 years ago, but they’re not sore losers. The French are hosting a reenactment of the clash with England this weekend. More than ...
Historical enemies are uniting to protest against the building of massive wind turbines near the site of the battle of Agincourt. Parties from both sides of the channel have moved to condemn the idea ...
The battle of Agincourt was fought on a muddy field in northern France 600 years ago on Sunday – St Crispin’s Day, October 25th 1415. Kings, princes, dukes and nobles abounded on either side. It ...
On the dank evening of October 24, 1415, the French had every reason for confidence. Their force of 20,000 soldiers was four times that of the perfidious English invaders under King Henry V. Henry’s ...
It is said they were instrumental in helping Henry V win the Battle of Agincourt - one of the best-known events in British history. Now a lasting memorial has been created to honour the 500 Welsh ...
Conflict inspires great literature as Tolstoy, himself a soldier, demonstrates in War and Peace, a human epic on a grand scale which draws on the Napoleonic wars. Tolstoy’s approach is both panoramic ...
France may have lost the Battle of Agincourt nearly 600 years ago, but they hope to show they are not sore losers. The French are hosting a reenactment of the clash with England this weekend. More ...
If you’ve ever wondered whether your ancestors served as a medieval soldier in the Hundred Years War, a newly launched website may have the answer. If you've ever wondered whether your ancestors ...
Celebrating the 600th anniversay of the Battle of Agincourt, the Royal Armouries have put together an exhibition inside at the Tower of London, where armour, music, sculpture and manuscripts tell the ...
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