It was a spectacular win for the young English King Henry V on St. Crispin’s Day 1415. And everybody loves to see a win for the underdog, a victory for the common soldier over the well-armed knight.
In August of 1415, Henry invaded Normandy and attacked ... one of the defining moments in the English language: the Battle of Agincourt, and the Band of Brothers speech. The English army had ...
Each archer stood behind a pointed wooden stake, driven at an angle into the earth, part of the burden they’d humped to battle. A spiked hedge was their only defence against the horses. Those archers ...
However, this didn't confer exclusivity to Wales: the dragon reappeared alongside Henry V at the battle of Agincourt (1415). The dragon began to roar even louder after the Wars of the Roses in the ...
However, this didn't confer exclusivity to Wales: the dragon reappeared alongside Henry V at the battle of Agincourt (1415). The dragon began to roar even louder after the Wars of the Roses in the ...