You lost. Get over it.

[madbaker]

The French accuse English of war crimes over Agincourt.

"And so-called scholars in France now upset
Shall think themselves superior they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."
-updated version

Comments

[vitrarius.livejournal.com]

Well the French are known for their whine. ;-)

[albionwood.livejournal.com]

Well actually, they are probably right. There's really no question that the slaughter of the French prisoners was contrary to the conventions of the day; calling that a "war crime" might be a reasonable analogy. And there's also little doubt that the English version we've all grown up with is a massive distortion.

Also, while the French lost the battle of Agincourt, they won the Hundred Years' War. Eventually.

[dame-cordelia.livejournal.com]

It may be really difficult to prosecute Henry this long after the event. But the French are very clever.

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

Entirely different subject I've been meaning to ask you about: is it the normal time of year for our hop plant to start suddenly losing its leaves?

[albionwood.livejournal.com]

Yep! The bines die back very suddenly, not long after the cones ripen. Kind of scary the first time you see it, because it happens so fast.