Agincourt600 – Commemorating 600 years since the Battle of Agincourt

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 All medieval English kings (including Henry V) had their own stables of horses for the use of their immediate...

By Professor Anne Curry Berkeley Castle The army which Henry V took to France was paid. As a result we know a...

By Dan Spencer WinchesterCathedralHenry V needed to assemble a large army and fleet for his invasion of France in 1415. However feeding...

By Dan Spencer This week saw further preparations for the forthcoming expedition and the defence of the realm. The raising of a...

By Dan Spencer On 25 May 1415, Stephen Ferrour, the king’s farrier was ordered to take iron and horse nails for shoeing...

By Dan Spencer In 1414, Richard de Beauchamp, earl of Warwick, was appointed captain of Calais. His indenture specified that the garrison...

By Dan Spencer In 1415 the federation of the Cinque Ports were called upon to supply ships for Henry V’s expedition to...