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Battle of Agincourt: Henry V's forces defeat a larger French army as the longbow overcomes the armored knight at Azincou

Battle of Agincourt: Henry V's forces defeat a larger French army as the longbow overcomes the armored knight at Azincourt, France

Battle of Agincourt: Henry V's forces defeat a larger French army as the longbow overcomes the armored knight at Azincourt, France

Key People

Henry V

Events Before

  1. Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place

    Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place

  2. The Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy

    The Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy

  3. Joan of Arc is born

    Joan of Arc, French folk heroine and saint, known for french folk heroine and saint, was born on 1412-01-06.

  4. King Ladislaw of Naples occupies Rome

    King Ladislaw of Naples occupies Rome

  5. Council of Constance (16th ecumenical council) opens

    The Council of Constance (Latin: Concilium Constantiense; German: Konzil von Konstanz) was an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that was held from 1414 to 1418 in the Bishopric of Constance...

Events After

  1. Battle of Gallipoli: The Venetian fleet under Commander Pietro Loredan defeat and capture a large part of the Ottoman fl

    Battle of Gallipoli: The Venetian fleet under Commander Pietro Loredan defeat and capture a large part of the Ottoman fleet off the Gallipoli port

  2. Jerome of Prague burned at the stake for heresy by church Council of Constance

    Jerome of Prague (Czech: Jeroným Pražský; Latin: Hieronymus Pragensis; 1379 – 30 May 1416) was a Czech scholastic philosopher and theologian.

  3. Jacoba of Bavaria becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen

    Jacoba of Bavaria becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen

  4. Oddo Colonna elected as Pope Martinus V

    Pope Martin V (Latin: Martinus V; Italian: Martino V; January/February 1369 – 20 February 1431), born Oddone Colonna, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11...

  5. Jacqueline, Countess of Haintaut marries her cousin John IV Duke of Brabant in The Hague

    Jacqueline, Countess of Haintaut marries her cousin John IV Duke of Brabant in The Hague

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