Harfleur
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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And Debbie Harry Potter, the inspirational king who used the power of necromancy and electro-pop to defeat the French at Harfleur.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2012
It had rained during the siege of Harfleur, too.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2012
Nor could he speak, as Douglas MacArthur could, like Henry V before Harfleur.
From Time Magazine Archive
He became the court banker, and lent large sums of money to our lavish monarchs, especially to the chivalrous Henry V. for carrying on the siege of Harfleur, a siege celebrated by Shakespeare.
From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury
On it, as the city wall, appeared the Governor and citizens of Harfleur, while King Henry and his train stood before the gates below.
From Oxford Lectures on Poetry by Andrew Cecil Bradley
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