Battle of Agincourt

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of battle?October 25, 1415
2. What is the location?Near Azincourt, in the Pas-de-Calais region of northern France
3. Why did the English win even though they had fewer soldiers?The English had many archers who used powerful longbows. The muddy ground slowed the French knights, and sharp stakes made it hard for them to charge.
4. Where did the battle happen?It took place on a narrow, muddy field between two woods near the town of Azincourt in France.

Hundred Years' War: A protracted series of conflicts between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France from 1337 to 1453.
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