The Brutal Truth Behind the Battle of Agincourt | Mud, Longbows & Chaos

Описание: The Battle of Agincourt wasn’t supposed to be an English victory—it was supposed to be a massacre.In this video, we break down how Henry V’s outnumbered, disease-ravaged army turned mud and longbows into the ultimate strategic weapon.From the siege of Harfleur to the St Crispin’s Day speech and the slaughter in the mud, discover how Agincourt changed warfare forever.The year is 1415. Against a vast French host, fewer than 8,000 exhausted English soldiers face annihilation on foreign soil. Crippled by dysentery, hunger, and a brutal march across enemy territory, Henry V’s army is cornered near a tiny village called Agincourt. Across the field, over 20,000 French knights and men-at-arms—confident, armored, and proud—are certain they’re about to wipe the English from the map.

Inside this in-depth breakdown, we explore:
✅ The roots of the Hundred Years’ War and the Plantagenet claim to the French throne
✅ Who Henry V really was—and why he bet everything on a risky invasion of France
✅ How the siege of Harfleur drained the English army before Agincourt even began
✅ The desperate march toward Calais through hostile territory and relentless autumn rain
✅ France in chaos: Charles VI “the Mad”, civil war, and the divided French nobility
✅ Why the “boring” details—mud, narrow terrain, and nearby woods—were actually Henry’s greatest allies
✅ Henry’s deployment: English longbowmen, defensive stakes, and disciplined men-at-arms in a killing funnel
✅ The bold decision to advance first, baiting French pride and forcing them to attack on English terms
✅ The terrifying arrow storm that turned French chivalry into a trapped, suffocating mass of steel in the mud
✅ Brutal close-quarters fighting, suffocation, and drowning as knights fell and were crushed under their own comrades
✅ The controversial execution of French prisoners and what it reveals about survival, leadership, and fear
✅ The catastrophic loss of French nobility and how Agincourt shattered their political and military power
✅ How the English longbow and disciplined infantry changed medieval warfare forever
✅ Why Shakespeare’s “Henry V” turned Agincourt into one of history’s most iconic underdog legends

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