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Historian Mike Loades Debunks 'The Agincourt Myth' Legend of popular history Mike Loades provides Dan a detailed run down of Henry V's famous victory at the Battle of Agincourt on 25 October 1415 and how his men were more a band of brigands than a 'band of brothers'. They discuss the arms, the armour, the tactics and the popular myths today associated with the battle, thanks to the immortal works of Shakespeare and Laurence Olivier.

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Historian Mike Loades Debunks 'The Agincourt Myth'
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37 minutes
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English
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