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The myth regarding the link between the marksmanship of King Henry V's archers and the two fingered salute is exposed.

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The religious and spiritual aspect lets it down slightly, but otherwise this is another triumphant novel from the British master of historical fiction

Agincourt is a famous and much celebrated medieval battle. Verneuil was a very similar encounter, but has not achieved the same renown in the history books.

From the 1290s onward, the armies of England began to use new military tactics which revolved around massed archery, defensive deployment, and dismounting their warriors.

Shakespeare's King Henry V stands along with Antony and Cleopatra as 'anti-theatrical';but the play instead celebrates the transformative power of language.

This week, we look at Kenneth Branagh's antiwar masterpiece, Henry V, made from one of Shakespeare's most jingoistic and humorless plays.

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The second King of the Lancastrian dynasty, Henry V, ironically, was serving in Richard II's retinue when his father Henry Bolingbroke usurped the throne in 1399.

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Henry V is one of Shakespeare's most popular history plays. Furthermore, it has been used throughout the centuries to promote patriotism in England.

Nationalistic tunes of the Confederate South reflect the desire to defend against Northern tyranny and to take up arms to protect a lifestyle threatened by arbitrary rule

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Bill Fawcett's entertaining assemblage of notable wartime blunders reads as a 'though shalt not' guide for the budding general or despot in all of us

The Hundred Years' War, Thirty Years' War, and the two world wars demonstrate how military revolutions result in better weaponry, often ensuring final victory.

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John Woo returns to China and the bodycount increases by six hundred percent.

English is now a global language but how it became so is a fascinating story. There were times when it all but disappeared but miraculously survived and became stronger.

Twenty leading historians give their views on which year was the most significant in Britain's history, from the years 1000 to 2000.

Tony Robinson explores some dangerous occupations throughout British history, from Roman gold mining to a Victorian tannery.

History of Valentine's Day traced from the third century B.C. in Rome. Valentine's Day traditions continue as lovers fill the world with love.

The training of the medieval archer and the use of the longbow and crossbow in medieval European warfare.

Stephen King and Peter Straub combine literary forces once again to write a sequel to 1984's 'The Talisman'.

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The decade was a golden era for British films. Altogether fifteen movies from that period made the BFI's Top 100 British Movies list.

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