| 单词 | agincourt | |||
| 释义 | AgincourtenUKA·gin·courtA0142500 (ăj′ĭn-kôrt′)Agincourt(ˈædʒɪnˌkɔːt; French aʒɛ̃kur)Ag•in•court(ˈædʒ ɪnˌkɔrt, -ˌkoʊrt, ˈæʒ ɪnˌkʊər)n.
AgincourtenUKAgincourt(äzhăNko͞or`), modern Fr. Azincourt, village, Pas-de-Calais dept., N France. There, during the Hundred Years WarHundred Years War,1337–1453, conflict between England and France. Causes Its basic cause was a dynastic quarrel that originated when the conquest of England by William of Normandy created a state lying on both sides of the English Channel. In the 14th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. , Henry VHenry V, 1387–1422, king of England (1413–22), son and successor of Henry IV. Early Life Henry was probably brought up under the care of his uncle, Henry Beaufort. ..... Click the link for more information. of England with some 6,000 men defeated a French army six times that size on Oct. 25, 1415. His success, which was due mainly to the superiority of the masses of English longbow men over the heavily armored French knights, demonstrated the obsolescence of the methods of warfare of the age of chivalry. The victory enabled the English to conquer much of France. The battle is the central scene of Shakespeare's drama Henry V. BibliographySee J. Barker, Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England (2006). AgincourtAgincourtenUK
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Agincourt - a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415