Battle of Agincourt

Question 1

What date and Year was the Battle of Agincourt

Answer 1

25th October 1415

Question 2

What Region of France is Agincourt

Answer 2

Pas de Calais, Norther France

Question 3

What Saints day did the date fall on

Answer 3

St Crispins Day

Question 4

What effect did the outcome have on the English

Answer 4

Boosted morale after defeating a numerically superior force

Question 5

What Effect did it have on France

Answer 5

It Crippled France

Question 6

What was the nature of the war prior to the Battle

Answer 6

Several decades of Peace

Question 7

Why did the English numbers dwindle leading up to the Battle

Answer 7

Many Soldiers died through Disease

Question 8

Where did the English try to withdraw too prior to the Battle

Answer 8

English held Calais

Question 9

Who led the English forces

Answer 9

Henry V

Question 10

True or False Henry V participated in hand to hand combat

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Who was King of France at this time

Answer 11

Charles VI

Question 12

True or False Charles VI led the troops himself

Answer 12

False

Question 13

Why did Charles VI not lead the French forces

Answer 13

he suffered from severe psychotic illnesses

Question 14

Who were the French commanded by

Answer 14

Constable Charles d’Albret and French nobles of the Armagnac party.

Question 15

Agincourt was notable for the use of what

Answer 15

The Longbow

Question 16

Longbowman made up what percentage of the English army

Answer 16

80%

Question 17

Agincourt is one of England’s most celebrated victories and was one of the most important English triumphs in the Hundred Years’ War, along with what other two Battles

Answer 17

the Battle of Crécy (1346) and Battle of Poitiers (1356)

Question 18

How was Agincourt celebrated over 100 years later

Answer 18

It forms the centrepiece of the play Henry V by William Shakespeare.

Question 19

What was the strength of the English forces

Answer 19

Modern estimates range from 6,000 to 9,000

Question 20

What was the strength of the French forces

Answer 20

Modern estimates range from 12,000 to 36,000

Question 21

How was the Battle of Agincourt documented

Answer 21

by at least seven contemporary accounts, three from eyewitnesses

Question 22

How did Henry V claim the French throne

Answer 22

through his great-grandfather Edward III

Question 23

What were French Kings usually prepared to do in return for English Kings renouncing their claim to the French throne

Answer 23

They would acknowledge the English claim on Aquitaine and other French lands (the terms of the Treaty of Brétigny)

Question 24

What did Henry do in Spring 1414

Answer 24

called a Great Council in the spring of 1414 to discuss going to war with France

Question 25

What did Henrys Lords insist at the Great council in Spring 1414

Answer 25

That he should negotiate further and moderate his claims

Question 26

What did Henry demand in order to give up his claim to the French throne

Answer 26

• ** The French would pay the 1.6 million crowns outstanding from the ransom of John II (who had been captured at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356)
• **Concede English ownership of the lands of Normandy
• **Henry would marry Catherine, the young daughter of Charles VI, and receive a dowry of 2 million crowns

Question 27

What was the response of the French to Henrys demands in 1414

Answer 27

marriage with Catherine, a dowry of 600,000 crowns, and an enlarged Aquitaine

Question 28

Why had negotiations grounded to a halt by 1415

Answer 28

with the English claiming that the French had mocked their claims and ridiculed Henry himself

Question 29

What was the English Parliament persuaded to grant Henry in December 1414

Answer 29

“double subsidy”, a tax at twice the traditional rate, to recover his inheritance from the French

Question 30

What happened on 19th April 1415

Answer 30

Henry again asked the Great Council to sanction war with France, and this time they agreed.

Question 31

When did Henry arrive in Northern France

Answer 31

13th August 1415

Question 32

How large was Henry’s fleet

Answer 32

It was often reported to comprise 1,500 ships, but probably far smaller.

Question 33

Where did Henry besiege when he landed

Answer 33

Harfleur

Question 34

What were the forces the besieged Harfleur

Answer 34

The army of about 12,000, and up to 20,000 horses

Question 35

When did Harfleur Surrender

Answer 35

22nd September (Later than expected)

Question 36

after the surrender when did the English leave

Answer 36

Not until 8th October

Question 37

he campaign season was coming to an end, and the English army had suffered___________

Answer 37

many casualties through disease

Question 38

Whith Henrys army depleated through disease why did he not retire directly to England for the winter

Answer 38

With his costly expedition resulting in the capture of only one town

Question 39

rather than retire to England for the winter what did Henry decide to do

Answer 39

march most of his army (roughly 9,000) through Normandy to the port of Calais

Question 40

What challenge did Henry V offer at Harfleur

Answer 40

personal challenge to the Dauphin of combat at Harfleur