By Princess Charlotte (Medieval Warfare Specialist) There's something I need to clear up. The Hundred Years' War did not last one hundred years. It lasted an impressive 116 years and ran between 1337 to 1453. And whilst I hugely appreciate that 'The One Hundred and Sixteen Years' War' doesn't have the same ring to it, accuracy matters. Now that is out of the system...why did it start? Like many medieval arguments, it started with land, power and a disagreement over who was en

Every country has a battle that becomes legend. For England, that battle is Agincourt. Even people who know very little medieval history have heard of it. And for once, the real story is every bit as dramatic as the myth. On 25 October 1415, King Henry V found himself trapped and outnumbered 5-to-1 against a far superior French army. Experts believe that there were just 6,000 English soldiers, up against a terrifying sight of up to 30,000 Frenchmen.