Agincourt

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Agincourt


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Today’s Geo Quiz asked for the name of the place where a key battle between the English and the French took place during the Hundred Years’ War. The answer is Agincourt in northern France. Now the service records of the 250-thousand medieval soldiers who fought in that battle are online. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Professor Ann Curry, one of the scholars responsible for the project.
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Hundred Years’ War

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Rewind nearly 600 years for today’s Geo Quiz. Our quiz takes us to the scene of a turning point in the Hundred Years’ War between the English and the French. The year was 1415.

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