AGINCOURT

When Henry V was forced into battle at Agincourt, he and his small army were in deep trouble.

Many stricken by dysentery and all hungry, they had marched hard for 17 days and were exhausted. They had been cornered by a French force at least three times as big, which barred their route to Calais and safety. As the rain poured down on their makeshift camp, Henry and his men sharpened their weapons and said their prayers, while the French sang cheerfully round their campfires.The story of the 1415 campaign started in Portsmouth. Henry V had set sail with a much larger army to besiege Harfleur, a fortified town now part of Le Havre. How had he ended up facing near-certain defeat at Agincourt?

The CD/tape tells the epic story in six parts, from setting the political scene to the triumphal return.