Agincourt600 – Commemorating 600 years since the Battle of Agincourt

By Dan Spencer At the opening of parliament in the previous week, Henry Beaufort, bishop of Winchester, had recounted the progress of...

By Dan Spencer According to the author of the Gesta Henrici Quinti, the army left Harfleur on 8 October on its march...

By Dan Spencer This week saw the installation of a large garrison into Harfleur and preparations for the army to leave the...

By Dan Spencer The defenders of Harfleur surrendered the town to the victorious English army on 22 September. On the same day,...

By Dan Spencer The course of the siege reached a critical stage this week, with a number of English assaults launched on...

By Dan Spencer As the siege of Harfleur dragged on this week, losses began to mount among the English besiegers with...

By Dan Spencer The siege of Harfleur continued this week with the English attackers using a variety of methods against the defenders...

By Dan Spencer The bombardment of the town could now begin, as the English guns and other siege engines were now in...

By Dan Spencer The siege of Harfleur began this week with the English attempting to encircle the town so that the inhabitants...

By Dan Spencer As he prepared to set sail on 11 August Henry V appointed his middle brother John, duke of Bedford...