In the year of the battle's 600th anniversary, Agincourt remains one of the most resonant names in the roll-call of English military history. Thanks to Shakespeare, the triumphant tale is embedded in the national psyche: the astonishing victory against overwhelming odds of Henry V's "happy few" over the flower of French chivalry.

But the battle cry "God for Harry, England and St George!" tells only half the story. What of those who cried "God for Charles, France and St Denis!"?  The battle is set in its fifteenth-century context - when the outcome of military conflict was understood as the result of God's will - and unravels the implications of two contrasting narratives: English victory at Agincourt, and French defeat on the field they knew as Azincourt.

Dr Helen Castor is a Historian of Medieval England and a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge.

Venue:  Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN, UK

Time:  6:00pm

You do not need to register for this free public event. It will be run on a "first come, first served" basis, so please feel free to arrive a little early to ensure that you can get a seat.

Doors will be opened half an hour before the start of the event.

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