The Bloody Battle of Agincourt | Animated Episode

This is part 3 of our series on the Hundred Years War, part one here: youtu.be/iSBpXcgos9Y Playlist here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuGyKKBAqxqTEa1YP6zWLdLT Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join The Rest Is History merch store is available here: goalhanger.shop/collection/the-rest-is-history/ Thanks to https://daveandersonart.com and https://www.youtube.com/@MercenaryCamp for providing the animation. “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers”. The Battle of Agincourt in 1415 endures as perhaps the most totemic battle in the whole of English history. Thanks in part to Shakespeare’s masterful Henry V, the myths and legends of that bloody day echo across time, forever enshrining the young Henry as the greatest warrior king England had ever known. So too the enduring idea of the English as plucky underdogs, facing down unfavourable odds with brazen grit. And though the exact numbers of men who fought in the two armies is hotly contested, the prospect was certainly intimidating for the English host looking down upon the vast French force amassed below them the day before the battle. Hungry and weary after an unexpectedly long march, and demoralised by the number of French that would be taking to the field, the situation certainly seemed dire for the English. One man amongst them, however, held true to his belief that the day could still be won: Henry V. An undeniably brilliant military commander, he infused his men with a sense of patriotic mission, convincing them that theirs was truly a divinely ordained task, and therefore in this - and his careful strategic planning the night before the battle - he proves a striking case of one individual changing the course of history. However, the French too had plans in place for the day ahead: total warfare. In other words, to overwhelm the English in a single devastating moment of impact, sweeping the lethal Welsh archers aside. So it was that dawn broke on the 25th of October to the site of King Henry wearing a helmet surmounted by a glittering crown and bearing the emblems of both France and England, astride his little grey horse, and riding up and down his lines of weathered silver clad men, preparing them to stride into legend…then, as the French cavalry began their charge, the sky went black as 75,000 arrows blocked out the sun. What else would that apocalyptic day hold in store? Join Tom and Dominic as they describe the epochal Battle of Agincourt. From the days building up to it, to the moment that the two armies shattered together in the rain and mud of France. It is a story of courage and cowardice, kings and peasants, blood and bowels, tragedy and triumph. 00:00 What is to come... 00:50 Shakespeare and Henry V 02:53 Agincourt is exceptional 04:15 The battle is a test of God’s favour 05:27 The English see the French forces… 09:30 The French aren’t offering battle 10:40 Why the French delay 11:13 The French think they’re going to win 11:35 An ominous silence 12:35 Henry’s plan 20:50 The French plan 24:28 How big were the armies 28:49 The lay of the land 34:50 Henry makes the first move 37:00 The French charge into darkness 38:57 The French army advances 45:50 Reaction to the slaughter Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editor: Jack Meek Social Producer: Harry Balden Animation: Dave Anderson and Michael Sherdyts Head of Digital and Social: Sam Oakley Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor