This week’s history lesson…….

My regular readers know that I have studied War in depth….my doctorate was on war and I have never stopped being interested in the subject.  I also am a huge history buff and especially when a war is involved…

I recently read an interesting piece about the Battle of Agincourt, a battle fought during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453)…….

What started this war…….

Edward III, king of England, asserted that he in fact had a superior claimed to the throne because his mother was Philip the Fair’s daughter. This, then, was one of the primary causes of the Hundred Years’ War. Another cause of the Hundred Years’ War was clearly economic conflict. The French monarchy tried to squeeze new taxes from towns in northern Europe which had grown wealthy as trade and cloth-making centers. Dependent as they were on English wool, these towns through their support behind English and Edward III.

This is the conflict that made Joan du Arc a household name……However I would like to focus on one specific battle….The Battle of Agincourt.

History says that it was a rip roaring victory for the English….that is fine but why was it such a victory?  The Battle of Agincourt is often heralded as one of the greatest English military victories. Here are ten reasons why King Henry V’s army was able to defeat a French force four times its size

Source: Battle of Agincourt: ten reasons why the French lost – Telegraph