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St Crispin’s day, 1415: Henry V stands victorious, after a tremendous defeat of the French forces at the Battle of Agincourt. He is just about to make a historic speech which will be retold by Shakespeare nearly two centuries later. There are mounds of bodies, too many dead for the chroniclers to count. Those who escaped the bloodshed have been taken prisoner back to England, including the young Duke of Orleans, on the day before his twenty-first birthday. And a month later, across the Channel, the Count of Armagnac comes to power in Paris, and rules so brutally that the residents of the French capital start to hope for an English invasion. Henry V is taking no time to rest, and begins planning his next offensive…Join Tom and Dominic in the fourth instalment of our series on the Hundred Year’s War, as Henry V considers his next move after his triumph at Agincourt._______*The Rest Is History LIVE in the U.S.A.*If you live in the States, we've got some great news: Tom and Dominic will be performing throughout America in November, with shows in San Francisco, L.A., Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Boston and New York. *The Rest Is History LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall*Tom and Dominic, accompanied by a live orchestra, take a deep dive into the lives and times of two of history’s greatest composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven.Tickets on sale now at TheRestIsHistory.com_______Twitter:@TheRestHistory@holland_tom@dcsandbrookProducer: Theo Young-SmithAssistant Producer: Tabby SyrettExecutive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

742 episodes

491. History's Greatest Beards: From Egyptian Queens to Medieval Conquerors (Part 1)

491. History's Greatest Beards: From Egyptian Queens to Medieval Conquerors (Part 1)

2024-09-08 | 2567 sec
What did Marcus Aurelius, Jesus, and Ragnar Lothbrok all have in common? Apart from their notorious and symbolic deaths, all three men boasted luscious beards. Throughout history, beards have posed quite the conundrum for all those able to…
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490. Hundred Years' War: England Triumphant (Part 4)

490. Hundred Years' War: England Triumphant (Part 4)

2024-09-04 | 3111 sec
St Crispin’s day, 1415: Henry V stands victorious, after a tremendous defeat of the French forces at the Battle of Agincourt. He is just about to make a historic speech which will be retold by Shakespeare nearly two centuries later. There …
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489. Hundred Years' War: Bloodbath at Agincourt (Part 3)

489. Hundred Years' War: Bloodbath at Agincourt (Part 3)

2024-09-01 | 3055 sec
“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers”.The Battle of Agincourt in 1415 endures as perhaps the most totemic battle in the whole of English history. Thanks in part to Shakespeare’s masterful Henry V, the myths and legends of that bloody…
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488. Hundred Years' War: The Road to Agincourt (Part 2)

488. Hundred Years' War: The Road to Agincourt (Part 2)

2024-08-28 | 2903 sec
On the 11th of August 1415, King Henry V of England - an austere, pious, thoughtful and terrifying warlord in only his late-twenties - set sail for France. He embarked in the largest ship ever built on English soil at the head of some 15,0…
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487. Hundred Years' War: Henry V’s Invasion of France (Part 1)

487. Hundred Years' War: Henry V’s Invasion of France (Part 1)

2024-08-25 | 3211 sec
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends. Once more, we'll close the wall up with our English dead […] And upon this charge, cry God for Harry, England and St. George!”Such was Henry V’s call to arms at the siege of Harfleur, as written by…
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486. Henry IV: Warrior Princes and Fat Knights (Part 2)

486. Henry IV: Warrior Princes and Fat Knights (Part 2)

2024-08-21 | 3234 sec
The year is 1403, and the Usurper King, Henry IV, faces a seemingly insurmountable challenge to his rule. He has been brought the news that his old friend, Harry “Hotspur” Percy, has betrayed him, and plans to lead his army against the Kin…
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485. Henry IV: The Usurper King (Part 1)

485. Henry IV: The Usurper King (Part 1)

2024-08-18 | 3653 sec
"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown…”Henry IV has been portrayed as both a shadowy, obscure figure, and a strong king who was loved by his people. Prior to ascending the throne, Henry, the son of John of Gaunt, was admired for his gla…
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484. The Food that Changed the World

484. The Food that Changed the World

2024-08-14 | 2598 sec
The unexpected evolution of Italian food can serve as a tantalising doorway into some of the greatest moments of Italian history: from medieval monarchs, murdered popes, and the Renaissance, to secret societies, and Mussolini’s fascist pro…
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483. The Mysterious Case of the Ape Man

483. The Mysterious Case of the Ape Man

2024-08-11 | 2826 sec
In Sussex, in 1912, men quarrying in a gravel pit near Piltdown village turned up a human skull. According to Charles Dawson, a lawyer and amateur archeologist with a remarkable track record for finding ancient treasures, it belonged to a …
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482. The French Revolution: The Royal Family Escapes (Part 8)

482. The French Revolution: The Royal Family Escapes (Part 8)

2024-08-08 | 3697 sec
Twelve months after the dramatic Women’s March on Versailles, the Revolution proper was well into its stride, and while Paris overflowed with a sense of unbridled political freedom, the King and Queen were little more than prisoners in the…
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