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Agincourt at 600

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Sylvia Morris

Today, 25 October 2015 is the day history and Shakespeare-lovers have been waiting to celebrate: the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt. Here again is the website that is coordinating today’s activities.   Here’s Dan Spencer’s account of what actually … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Battle of Agincourt

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Sylvia Morris

The 600th anniversary of one of the most famous British military victories is being celebrated this month. The actual date is the 25th October 1415, the event the Battle of Agincourt when Henry V, with an outnumbered and outclassed army, … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare, Rupert Brooke and World War 1

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Sylvia Morris

Exactly 100 years ago, on 23 April 1915, the poet Rupert Brooke died aged 27 in the Aegean en route to battle in Gallipoli.  He’s often described as a World War 1 poet, but he was already an established poet destined … Continue reading →

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