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The Hundred Years' War
1337 - 1453
The Battle of Agincourt
September 3, 1650
by Steve Beck
On 11 August 1415, Henry V, the English king for two years, set sail for France
with an army to substantiate his claim to the French Throne. His plan was to
take Harfleur as a bridgehead before marching down the Seine to Paris and
Bordeaux. There are a number of possible reasons for this campaign. It was an
attempt not only to reclaim what Henry believed to be his lawful birthrights,
the Duchy of Normandy and the French Throne, but also as a means of securing his
reign by diverting attention from the problems at home. Moreover, it was not
without provocation by the French who had raided the English coast. After a
generation of defeats and setbacks, this English force held three main
strengths. If properly deployed, the English archer was one of the most
formidable fighting forces in Europe, the strength of Henry as a general and the
disorder of the French leadership under the frequent insanity of a weak king.
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Battle of Sluys (1340)
