Discovery Knowledge Great Battles 2 - Agincourt
Discovery Knowledge Great Battles 2 - Agincourt
DVDRip | 2000 | English | 00:46:00 | DivX - 1017 Kbps | 512 x 384 | 25 fps | MP3 92 kbps avg | 170 Mb
Genre: Documentary
DVDRip | 2000 | English | 00:46:00 | DivX - 1017 Kbps | 512 x 384 | 25 fps | MP3 92 kbps avg | 170 Mb
Genre: Documentary
The Battle of Agincourt[ was a major English victory against a larger French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day), in northern France. Henry V's victory, which brought France to her knees, started a new period in the war, in which Henry married the French king's daughter and his son was made heir to the throne of France, but his achievement was squandered by his heirs, notably Henry VI.
While Henry V led his troops into battle and actually participated in hand to hand fighting, the French king of the time, Charles VI, did not command the French army himself as he suffered from severe, repeating illnesses and moderate mental incapacitation. Instead the French were commanded by Constable Charles d'Albret and various prominent French noblemen of the Armagnac party.
The battle is notable for the use of the English longbow, which Henry used in very large numbers, with English and Welsh longbowmen forming the vast majority of his army. The battle is also the centrepiece of the play Henry V, by William Shakespeare.
Discovery Knowledge Great Battles 2 - Agincourt
Discovery Knowledge Great Battles 2 - Agincourt
Discovery Knowledge Great Battles 2 - Agincourt
