Agincourt

American  

[aj-in-kawrt, -kohrt, a-zhan-koor] / ˈædʒ ɪnˌkɔrt, -ˌkoʊrt, a ʒɛ̃ˈkur /

noun

1. a village in N France, near Calais: victory of the English over the French 1415.

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Agincourt British  

/ aʒɛ̃kur, ˈædʒɪnˌkɔːt /

noun

1. a battle fought in 1415 near the village of Azincourt, N France: a decisive victory for English longbowmen under Henry V over French forces vastly superior in number

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Agincourt

In 1415, on the eve of challenging France at the Battle of Agincourt, he agonizes about the moral burdens of kingship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Agincourt refers to a battle England won against France in 1415, as part of the Hundred Years' War.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025

Above that is a 170-carat lump of red, the Black Prince’s ruby, supposedly worn in the helmet of Henry V at his improbable victory over the French at Agincourt.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2023

Speaking at the 2020 World Economic Forum, Mr. Gore had compared climate change to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and historical battles, including the Battles of Thermopylae, Agincourt, the Bulge and Dunkirk.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 18, 2023

Thus All Souls College was founded to pray for the souls of those slain at the battle of Agincourt.

From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Henry Digby Beste

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