Did Henry send archers to ambush the French at Tramecourt during the battle of Agincourt?
By Dan Spencer The accounts of the Burgundian chroniclers, Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Jean Waurin and Jean Le Fèvre (for more information about... Read More
‘For I am Welsh you know’ – Welshmen, Myth and Reality at Agincourt
By Dr Adam Chapman “Your majesty says very true: if your majestie is remembered of it, the Welshmen did good service in... Read More
How did Edward duke of York die at Agincourt?
By Dr Michael Jones Agincourt was an extraordinary English triumph. And one reason why Henry V’s victory stunned contemporaries was the huge... Read More
How did news of the battle spread around England?
By Dan Spencer News of the battle quickly reached England but how did it spread around the country? There is limited surviving... Read More
How were the French prisoners killed at Agincourt?
By Professor Anne Curry We have an important reminiscence by Ghillebert de Lannoy, lord of Willerval, who was taken prisoner at the... Read More
How did news of the battle of Agincourt reach England?
By Dan Spencer News of the battle would have been eagerly awaited across England. Thousands of men from all across the country... Read More
How did the city of London react to news of the battle?
By Dan Spencer On Friday 25 October 1415 a ‘lamentable report, replete with sadness, and cause for endless sorrow, had alarmed the... Read More
Did it rain at the battle of Agincourt?
By Professor Anne Curry No chronicle tells us that it was raining during the battle but some English and French chronicles comment... Read More
Did Sir William Tirwhit serve on the campaign?
By Professor Anne Curry At the time of the 1415 campaign William Tirwhit (Tyrwhitt) was still an esquire. He indented to serve... Read More
‘Kill the poys and the luggage!’. Were there boys at the battle of Agincourt?
By Professor Anne Curry Act 4 scene 7 of Shakespeare’s Henry V begins with the Welsh captain Llewellyn (otherwise known as Fluellen)... Read More