Agincourt: How Outnumbered English Forces Slaughtered French Nobility | Medieval Dead | Real History

Archaeologist Tim Sutherland unearths historical clues as he digs up burial sites from the Battle of Agincourt, which took place in 1415 in northern France. A weakened English army under King Henry V had their escape route cut off by a huge force of expert French soldiers. What happened next is still a fascinating source of intrigue to this day.
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[@John.Flower.Productions]

Countless numbers of the finest men to have ever lived, fought and/or died are having their sacrifices be reduced to nothing. Their nations are being given away to invaders far more foreign/hostile than they could have ever imagined. The voice of their blood cries out from the ground and no one will hear it.

[@Andy_Babb]

Only like the 900th time this one’s been uploaded! 🤪

[@GoogleUserOne]

Let me guess… English Longbow.

[@George-vf7ss]

And the high ground.

[@ericwilliams1659]

Against unmounted knights charging threw the mud.

[@George-vf7ss]

@ericwilliams1659 Italian crossbowmen without their shields, wet bowstrings, and fletching.

[@jenkharmilton]

This is not a good documentary