History of War

WAR in FOCUS BATTLE OF AGINCOURT

Painted: c.1422

Fought on 25 October 1415 during the but the battle was considered legendary from the beginning. This elaborate, if gory, depiction of Agincourt is a miniature from by Thomas Walsingham. It was created around the year 1422 – the last year of Henry’s reign.

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