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Battle of Agincourt with Tobias Capwell, Curator of Arms and Armour at The Wallace Collection
Dr Tobias Capwell is Curator of Arms and Armour at The Wallace Collection in London.
In this show, Dan discusses the Battle of Agincourt with exhibition curator Tobias Capwell. They take us on a tour with them around The Sinews of War: Arms and Armour from the Age of Agincourt exhibition.
The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory in the Hundred Years’ War. The battle took place on Friday, 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin’s Day), near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France.
More info: http://www.wallacecollection.org
Presented by Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy)
Produced by Dan Morelle (@DanMorelle)
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