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Agincourt, 4th of 5 [15min]

After a successful five-week siege of the city of Harfleur, which cost him half his army, Henry has marched the remainder of his journey for three weeks in the pouring rain to meet the enemy at Agincourt. The French outnumber him at least four to one. Jane Lapotaire reads Juliet Barker's book about the battle of Agincourt and the events leading up to it, Agincourt: The King, the Campaign, the Battle.
Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Book of the Week" Thursday 12 January 2006