![]() ![]() The account of the battle has been told many times, but with recent forensic studies and technologies available, the true impact of this disastrous loss by the French finally becomes known.Ĭhivalry was at its height. Lastly Barker details the battle's aftermath and the serious impact the loss of an entire class of French nobility had on the French people and the English dominance of the region. The book is divided into three main parts detailing what circumstances lead the young English King to his expedition what took place once the fleet had landed, including the siege of Harlfleur and the confrontation at Agincourt. In Agincourt, author Juliet Baker has done yeoman's work in researching the historical record of French and English archives, and previous texts written by eyewitnesses and contemporaries of the time. ![]() Henry was exercising what he deemed his god-given right to recapture the lands of northern France that were lawfully his by hereditary claim. ![]() The campaign that would culminate on the field in northern France in proximity to a castle known as Agincourt had started with an English invasion of France and the capture six weeks earlier of Harfleur, the highly valued strategic port in Normandy. ![]() On October 25, 1415, English King Henry V stood facing a French army that outnumbered his six thousand men by as much as five to one. ![]()
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