Agincourt (äzhăNk
r`), modern Fr. Azincourt, village, Pas-de-Calais dept., N France. There, during the Hundred Years War Hundred Years War, 1337–1453, conflict between England and France.
Its basic cause was a dynastic quarrel that originated when the conquest of England by William of Normandy created a state lying on both sides of the English Channel.
..... Click the link for more information. , Henry V Henry V, 1387–1422, king of England (1413–22), son and successor of Henry IV .
Henry was probably brought up under the care of his uncle, Henry Beaufort .
..... Click the link for more information. of England with some 6,000 men defeated a French army six times that size on Oct. 25, 1415. His success, which was due mainly to the superiority of the masses of English longbow men over the heavily armored French knights, demonstrated the obsolescence of the methods of warfare of the age of chivalry. The victory enabled the English to conquer much of France. The battle is the central scene of Shakespeare's drama Henry V.
r`), modern Fr. Azincourt, village, Pas-de-Calais dept., N France. There, during the Hundred Years War Hundred Years War, 1337–1453, conflict between England and France.
Causes
Its basic cause was a dynastic quarrel that originated when the conquest of England by William of Normandy created a state lying on both sides of the English Channel.
..... Click the link for more information. , Henry V Henry V, 1387–1422, king of England (1413–22), son and successor of Henry IV .
Early Life
Henry was probably brought up under the care of his uncle, Henry Beaufort .
..... Click the link for more information. of England with some 6,000 men defeated a French army six times that size on Oct. 25, 1415. His success, which was due mainly to the superiority of the masses of English longbow men over the heavily armored French knights, demonstrated the obsolescence of the methods of warfare of the age of chivalry. The victory enabled the English to conquer much of France. The battle is the central scene of Shakespeare's drama Henry V.
Bibliography
See J. Barker, Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England (2006).
Agincourt
longbow helps British defeat French (1415). [Br. Lit.: Henry V; Br. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 5]
See : Battle
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