To be honest, I didn’t know much about Agencourt.

Especially complicated by the fact that the French call it Azincourt or Agincourt.

Just enough to know there was a major medieval battle between England and France as part of the Hundred Years war, a play by William Shakespeare about Henry V and something about St Crispin’s Day.

So, on our journey from Ypres in Belgium to Normandy in France – we decided to stop to have a look at the Azincourt museum, not really expecting much considering that the French lost this battle!

But we were pleasantly surprised.

A truly wonderful museum, full of interactive displays and details about the battle, complete with a 3D video about the battle of Azincourt that happened here on 25 October 1415 (The 25th of October is St Crispin’s Day).

And for those who would like to know:  St Crispin’s Day is a feast day to commemorate the martyrdom of 2 saints, Crispin and Crispinian in 286 CE. They are the patron saints of cobblers, leathermakers and shoemakers.

Azincourt is literally in the middle of the French countryside and probably not the easiest place to get to, but so worth a visit. We couldn’t tell if there was any public transport to get here but it’s about a 90 min car drive from Ypres and about an hour from Calais.

More about the 1415 Agincourt museum and those who ‘fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day’ can be found here

I felt this was fitting end to our trip around the numerous battlefields in Belgium and France, visiting sites from both World War 1 and 2, Waterloo and Azincourt with the words of the king’s speech at the end in William Shakespeare’s Henry V being quite relevant:

‘From this day to the ending of the world,

But we in it shall be remembered –

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;

For he today that sheds his blood with me

Shall be my brother….’

We shall remember them.

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