'Henry and Alencon at Agincourt', 25 October 1415, (c1880)

Henry and Alencon at Agincourt', 25 October 1415, (c1880). The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory in the Hundred Years' War. The battle took place on Friday, 25 October 1415 near Azincourt, in northern France. Henry V's victory crippled France and started a new period in the war. John I of Alençon, called the Sage (1385-25 October 1415), was a French nobleman, killed at the Battle of Agincourt. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. I, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880] Artist Unknown. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)