Summary
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Battle of Agincourt."Owre kynge went forth to Normandy, With grace and myyt of chivalry; The God for hym wrouyt marvelously, Wherefore Englonde may calle, and cry Deo gratias: Deo gratias redde pro victoria." The great victory was Agincourt as described in the Agincourt Carol, when the 'happy few' of the English army of King Henry V vanquished the French forces on St Crispin's Day 1415. It is a battle that has resounded through the centuries and has been used by so many to mean so much. But how important was the battle in the strategic struggles of the time? What were the pressures at home that drove Henry's march through France? And what is the cultural legacy of Agincourt? With Anne Curry, Professor of Medieval History at Southampton University; Michael Jones, medieval historian and writer; John Watts, Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at Corpus Christie College, Oxford.
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| 0:46.5 | the program. Hello our king went forth to Normandy with grace and might of chivalry, the God for him |
| 0:54.4 | wrought marvellously whereof England may call and cry deo-gratius, dea-gratius |
| 0:59.3 | ready pro-Victoria. It's not Shakespeare though he was soon to go into the breach, the great |
| 1:04.2 | victory was Agincore, as described there in the Agincore Carol, when the happy few |
| 1:09.2 | of Henry V's English army vanquished the numerically superior French forces on St. Crispin's Day in 1415. |
| 1:16.1 | It's a battle that has resounded through the centuries and been used by so many to mean so much, |
| 1:21.2 | not least what it is to be English. |
| 1:23.0 | But how important was the battle in the strategic struggles of the time? |
| 1:27.0 | What were the pressures at home that drove Henry's march through France? |
| 1:30.0 | And what is the legacy of Agincore? |
| 1:32.0 | With me to discuss the Battle of Agincore |
| 1:34.0 | is Anne Curry, Professor of Medieval History at Southampton University, |
| 1:37.0 | John Watts, fellow and tutor in Modern History |
| 1:40.0 | at Corpus Christi College Oxford, |
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