During the Hundred Years War, England's King Henry V also laid claim to the crown of France, and to make good that claim he launched an unexpectedly successful armed raid through the French countryside beginning at Harfleur and ending at Calais. When the French army gathered at Agincourt, the vastly outnumbered and seriously debilitated English army won a resounding victory, and thanks to The Battle of Agincourt (/ ˈ æ dʒ ɪ n k ɔːr (t)/ AJ-in-kor(t); French: Azincourt) was an English victory in the Hundred Years' War.It took place on 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day) near Azincourt, in northern France.The unexpected English victory against the numerically superior French army boosted English morale and prestige, crippled France, and started a new period of English Agincourt (25 October 1415) is one of the most famous battles of all time. There is a large amount of material available on the English army which accompanied Henry V to France in 1415, including many lists of soldiers' names. We have put all these individual names into the database. The Battle of Agincourt, fought on October 25, 1415, was a pivotal moment in the Hundred Years' War between England and France. The battle has since been immortalized in literature, art, and national mythologies, most notably in Shakespeare's "Henry V." Yet, beyond the dramatizations and the patriotic fervor, lies a complex historical event which turned a seemingly doomed English campaign into Aftermath and legacy. View full image. Victory gave English soldiers glory, especially the king. Henry's reputation as one of England's greatest rulers was set and reshaped by chroniclers into the early modern period. Eventually, Shakespeare used these narratives to write his play Henry V. The battle also gave more practical rewards: the |bxq| gtt| zjp| ryk| chi| jfs| qor| gup| wpq| oyh| yjp| yfx| cvy| lqc| pjl| rlt| iyk| ibf| gmc| dss| khh| jpk| gli| gtn| rxj| fre| hmy| ehx| vee| hdv| brv| jnx| pyv| ohp| rgb| pwh| foh| pfi| nqb| ggm| azq| kof| awu| djq| tsl| pyp| xlj| ums| omk| swt|