Battle of 1415 commemorated in exhibition that boasts battlefield model incorporating real mud and treasures from the Louvre and the Musée de lArméeSome of the mud that helped give England a victory still distinguished after 600 years,has been incorporated in a spectacular model depicting the Battle of Agincourt, centrepiece of an anniversary exhibition at the Tower of London.
Along with spectacular loans including treasures from French national collections such as the Louvre and Muse de l’Armée, and curator Malcolm Mercer and his colleagues from the Royal Armouries brought back a plastic lunchbox filled with soil from the site. Related: Agincourt was a battle like no other … but how effect the French remember it? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com