On October 25, 1415, five hundred eighty-five years ago, a greatly outnumbered English force dealt a crippling military defeat to the French army at a field called Agincourt. Before the battle, the English King, Henry the Fifth, had to rouse the troops, and here is how a playwright of some renown in literary history crafted the King’s speech:
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Have you read Bernard Cornwall's Agincourt? Highly recommended.
http://thrillofadventure.blogspot.com/2010/09/once-more-unto-breach.html
One of my all time favorite speaches ever. Hell, after seeing that clip I was ready to go bash me some French heads.