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Exactly 593 years after King Henry V's legendary victory, a revisionist conference will be held at the scene of the triumph....
'There's been a distortion of the facts and this conference will attempt to set the record straight,' said Christophe Gilliot, a distinguished French historian who is director of the Medieval History Museum in Agincourt, where the conference will take place.
Professor Anne Curry, a military historian from Southampton University, admitted that many accounts of the battle have been exaggerated to give the impression of "plucky little England" against the evil French.'
Originally posted by Gatordone
Brittish archers were so deadly that when captured the French would lop off the fingers they used to draw a bow. Ever since, as I understand it, the Brits have shown their two fingers so as to pass on a certain sentiment...
In England, all men over the age of 14 must carry out two hours of longbow practice a day.
Whether the Kinges subjectes, not lame nor having no lawfull impediment, and beinge within the age of XI yeares, excepte Spiritual men, Justices etc. and Barons of the Exchequer, use shoting on longe bowes, and have bowe continually in his house, to use himself and that fathers and governours of chyldren teache them to shote, and that bowes and arrowes be bought for chyldren under XVII and above VII yere, by him that has such a chylde in his house, and the Maister maye stoppe it againe of his wages, and after that age he to provideb them himselfe: and who that is founde in defaute, in not having bowes and arrowes by the space of a moneth, to forfayte xiid.. And boyers for everie bowe of ewe, to make two of Elme wiche or othere wood of meane price, and if thei be founde to doe the contrarie, to be committed to warde, by the space of viii daies or more.
And that buttes be made, in everie citie, towne and place accordinge to the law of auncient time used, and the inhabitantes and dwellers in everye of them to exercise themselfe with longe bowes in shotinge at the same, and elles wher on holy daies and other times conveniente.
And that al bowstaves of ewe, be open and not solde in bundels nor close.
And that no stranger not being denizen, shall convey oute of the kinges obeilance (?) anie bowes, arrowes, or shaftes without the kinges speciall license upon paine of forfaiture, and also imprysonment nor use shotynge in anie longe bowe without the kinges license, uppon paine to forfaite the bowes and arrowes to the kinges subjectes that will Seaze them.
The Statute thereof is ANNO 6. H8. Cap:2.
This Act has ever been repealed - so fathers ( or 'governors') with male children over the age of 7 - you face a fine if you have not provided them with a bow, two arrows and taught them how to shoot!
Originally posted by andy1972
The first recorded genocide in Europe took place in France when the town of Beziers in 1209 was put to the sword by "crusading" knights, when the pope said that the cathars of the Langedoc where heretics..Estimates say about 20.000 men women and children where killed, a great number of whom where burnt alive when they hid in the church in the town centre.
Originally posted by Merriman Weir
Anyway, I made French onion soup tonight, but spat in it before I ate it, just to show them filthy Frenchies what I think of their cuisine! That'll show them!
Originally posted by Demos
It's not a 600year old battle that is going to change the friendship between our country, is it ? I know some of you are happy to spit on the french (soup),
but come on, get over it.
I'm tired of hearing the same old crap about France all the time.
France and the UK are 2 great countries both with pretty much the same kind of historical background, good stuff, bad stuff on each side.
Now please let's remain civilized on both side of the channel.
Originally posted by Merriman Weir
Anyway, I made French onion soup tonight, but spat in it before I ate it, just to show them filthy Frenchies what I think of their cuisine! That'll show them!
shakes fist at a Françoise Hardy record. Grrrr!