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The big ideas which form the intellectual agenda of our age are illuminated by some of the best minds. Melvyn Bragg and three guests investigate the history of ideas and debate their application in modern life. |
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| "I'm fascinated by the fact that we live in a time when so many people are doing fantastic work, and thinking in areas which it's not remotely possible for me to keep up with & and these people are prepared to talk about it. They're prepared to come on In Our Time and other programmes on Radio 4 and try and talk to the rest of us ..." |
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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 Henry V's English army 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?
Contributors
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
Further reading
The Battle of Agincourt: Sources and Interpretations by Anne Curry (Boydell, 2000)
The Battle of Agincourt 1415 by Anne Curry (Tempus, 2000)
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