“Once more unto the breach, dear friends. Once more, we'll close the wall up with our English dead […] And upon this charge, cry God for Harry, England and St. George!” Such was Henry V’s call to arm…
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- Part 4
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- 2024-09-04
- Year span
- 1337 – 1453
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