OT: 601st Anniversay of Agincourt today

[Big B]

Off Topic, but -

This is Saint Crispin's Day, 2016.
601 years ago today, was fought the Battle of Agincourt.
Shakespeare commemorated it with his play Henry v, and that became one of the most moving motion picture speeches of all time - the well known 'Band of Brothers'.
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[Yaab]

And 0th Anniversary of the Calais Jungle battle. Looked medieval to me.

[Big B]

It is very much Medieval... it's part of our (English) heritage...
but one must have good command of the English language to get the full impact.

ORIGINAL: Yaab
Looked medieval to me.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Yaab

And 0th Anniversary of the Calais Jungle battle. Looked medieval to me.

warspite1

What on earth has that got to do with the thread the OP was trying to start? [:-]

[Buckrock]

Henry V was enroute to Calais when he was forced to fight the battle of Agincourt. So Agincourt - Battle - Calais = Segway.

[warspite1]

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Henry V was enroute to Calais when he was forced to fight the battle of Agincourt. So Agincourt - Battle - Calais = Segway.

warspite1

To my mind there is only one place that topic is going - and that is straight down the toilet.

But its your thread so if you are happy with it then fine.

[Lecivius]

And on a similar note, on a lazy afternoon in a dirty corral in Arizona, another event 30 seconds in length occurred...


Must be the heat [8D]

[Jorge_Stanbury]

I wondered how accurate would be Shakespeare's depiction of Henry V compared to the real man.

All the speeches of course are from the bard's pen, but was he a great military leader? or a one hit wonder?
he was very successful, against odds, but in only one battle.

[MakeeLearn]

A field too muddy.

1. King Henry is said to have chosen St Crispin’s Day to avenge the death of English archers killed by the French in a garrison at Soissons which was dedicated to the saints Crispin and Crispian.

2. The English army at Agincourt numbered about 8,000 of whom all but 1,500 were longbow archers.

3. The French, numbering about 30,000 were cut down by arrows fired at a rate of 1,000 a second.

4. Even more French suffocated in the mud as they were pulled down by their own armour.

5. Before the battle, the English had taken about 2,000 French prisoners. Henry had them all killed to free the men guarding them for the battle.

6. Henry had pawned some of the crown jewels to finance his military adventures in France.

7. Henry ordered total silence among his men the night before the battle.

8. The result of the battle was due less to Henry’s military genius than French incompetence in marching through mud towards the English lines.

9. One English and two French dukes, one English earl and two French counts died at Agincourt.

10. Even before the battle, the English had lost a third of their forces, mainly to dysentery.




One of the high ranking Frenchmen was not wearing his own armor (colors) therefore he was not recognized and was killed after being taken prisoner during the battle.

[Encircled]

For some bizarre reason, we Brits are less keen to celebrate Formingy (April 15, 1450) and Castillion (July 17, 1453) [:)]

[MakeeLearn]

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For some bizarre reason, we Brits are less keen to celebrate Formingy (April 15, 1450) and Castillion (July 17, 1453) [:)]

So.. no 4th of July celebrations?

[warspite1]

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For some bizarre reason, we Brits are less keen to celebrate Formingy (April 15, 1450) and Castillion (July 17, 1453) [:)]

So.. no 4th of July celebrations?

warspite1

How many people in the UK actually know what happened on the 4th July much less give a tuppeney ha'penny toss about it. It's just not an issue - and chances are, just like St Patrick's Day, if there is a drink involved, we will only too gladly help you celebrate it [:)]

[MakeeLearn]

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For some bizarre reason, we Brits are less keen to celebrate Formingy (April 15, 1450) and Castillion (July 17, 1453) [:)]

So.. no 4th of July celebrations?

warspite1

How many people in the UK actually know what happened on the 4th July much less give a tuppeney ha'penny toss about it. It's just not an issue - and chances are, just like St Patrick's Day, if there is a drink involved, we will only too gladly help you celebrate it [:)]

A celebration in having gotten rid of US.

[warspite1]

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So.. no 4th of July celebrations?

warspite1

How many people in the UK actually know what happened on the 4th July much less give a tuppeney ha'penny toss about it. It's just not an issue - and chances are, just like St Patrick's Day, if there is a drink involved, we will only too gladly help you celebrate it [:)]

A celebration in having gotten rid of US.

warspite1

Well there is that of course. Mine's a pint

[:)]

[BBfanboy]

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For some bizarre reason, we Brits are less keen to celebrate Formingy (April 15, 1450) and Castillion (July 17, 1453) [:)]

What plays were written about them? None? There's your reason. All military success requires hype and exaggeration to be remembered - e.g. The Charge of the Light Brigade was a glorious disaster.