15-21 December 1414: Pardons for Lollards
By Dan Spencer This week saw pardons granted to religious dissidents known as Lollards. On 16 and 17 December ten men were... Read More
8-14 December 1414: Auditors for South Wales, a commission for the purchase of guns and a purchase by Winchester College
By Dan Spencer This week in 1414 saw the appointment of auditors for the accounts of royal officials in South Wales, a... Read More
1-7 December 1414: Construction work on the king’s ships and the Lordship of Ireland
By Dan Spencer This week in 1414 saw activities associated with work on the king’s ships and the Lordship of Ireland. On... Read More
24-30 November 1414: Royal Grants to the Towns
By Dan Spencer This week in 1414 saw a number of royal grants to towns in England. On 24 November the king... Read More
19 November 1414: the announcement of plans to invade France
By Dan Spencer It was at the parliament held at Westminster between 19 November and 7 December 1414 that plans to invade... Read More
What the Papers Say: Excavations at Agincourt, 1818
By Dr Adam Chapman Reported in The Caledonian Mercury, Edinburgh, Monday, May 25, 1818 It was sometime ago mentioned, in one of... Read More
Early battlefield tourism
By Professor Anne Curry In 1475 King Edward IV visited the site of the battle of Agincourt fought sixty years earlier. We... Read More
Calais remembers Agincourt
By Professor Anne Curry In a text written in the 1530s or 40s Henry VIII was urged to stage annual triumphs as... Read More
A most uninteresting collection of farmers
By Dr Adam Chapman Other entries on this blog have discussed some early nineteenth century perspectives on the site of the battle... Read More