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The Agincourt Carol (15th century folk composition)- vocalists, shawm, and kettledrum performance by the Historic Royal Palaces musicians at the Tower of London (youtu.be)

submitted 9 months ago by Zombiepirate to c/earlymusic

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The Agincourt Carol is an English folk song written some time in the early 15th century. It recounts the 1415 Battle of Agincourt, in which the English army led by Henry V of England defeated that of the French Charles VI in what is now the Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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[–] Zombiepirate 3 points 9 months ago

Here's a 15th century facsimile, too.

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