D-Day 1415: Can we know the size of Henry V’s Fleet in 1415?
By Dr Craig Lambert On 11 August 1415 a large fleet slipped out of the Solent and headed to the Chef de... Read More
How did the city of London celebrate Henry’s return?
By Dan Spencer On 23 November 1415, Henry returned to the city of London in triumph with the Corporation of London putting... Read More
What equipment was supplied to members of the royal household for the 1415 campaign?
By Dan Spencer In the medieval period when a king went to war he was accompanied by a large number of men... Read More
What was the Hundred Years’ War?
By Dan Spencer This is the traditional description given to a period of conflict between England and France during the years 1337... Read More
What did John Mowbray, Earl Marshal, take with him on the campaign?
By Professor Anne Curry Berkeley Castle The army which Henry V took to France was paid. As a result we know a... Read More
Where was Agincourt fought?
By Stephen Cooper At the time, the French gave the battle a whole variety of names: Rollencourt, Hesdin, Ruisseauville, Maisoncelle, Blangy, Thérouanne.... Read More
What armour did Henry V’s men-at-arms wear?
By Dan Spencer When Henry V’s army departed in August 1415, between a quarter and a fifth of the soldiers were men-at-arms.... Read More
How did the city of London fund Henry V’s expedition of 1415?
By Sinclair Rogers and Anne Curry Guildhall The kings of England were able to ask the Parliamentary Commons for a grant of... Read More
Were there gunners in the English army?
By Dan Spencer Gunners are first recorded in English service in 1346 during the reign of Edward III. This coincides with the... Read More
Was the V-sign invented at the battle of Agincourt?
By Professor Anne Curry In a nutshell, no! This idea is a twentieth-century myth although so far it has proved impossible to... Read More