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1167:'s novel,
1165:Robert Nye
1054:wagon fort
1004:The battle
915:Haddington
910:Drumlanrig
880:Haddon Rig
587:La Charité
80:newspapers
1157:wagenburg
1152:Jan Žižka
1046:artillery
1042:Agincourt
930:Redeswire
905:Inchkeith
890:Edinburgh
875:Hornshole
850:Piperdean
840:Beaugency
805:Yeavering
780:Otterburn
703:Castillon
698:Martignas
677:1450–1453
671:Cherbourg
645:1449–1450
609:St. Denis
598:1435–1444
592:Compiègne
562:Beaugency
531:1428–1430
525:Montargis
520:St. James
489:1421–1428
463:Agincourt
452:1415–1420
389:Beaugency
1398:(1891).
1295:(1999).
1273:(2012).
1201:Cod Wars
1175:See also
1169:Falstaff
973:and Sir
860:Roxburgh
830:Herrings
820:Verneuil
661:2nd Caen
656:Formigny
629:Pontoise
604:Gerberoy
542:Herrings
515:Verneuil
473:1st Caen
458:Harfleur
298:Strength
180:Location
1455:48°04′N
1144:Silesia
1096:in the
994:herring
965:in the
959:Orléans
951:Rouvray
865:Berwick
825:Orléans
815:Cravant
775:Melrose
666:Falaise
552:Jargeau
537:Orléans
505:Cravant
468:Valmont
379:Jargeau
374:Rouvray
369:Orléans
316:500–600
271:†
186:Rouvray
94:scholar
1458:1°44′E
1414:925498
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1015:(from
998:Lenten
955:France
900:Pinkie
639:Dieppe
634:Tartas
619:Calais
267:
197:Result
190:France
96:
89:
82:
75:
67:
1440:4 May
1303:65–67
1207:Notes
1029:Paris
983:Paris
925:Leith
845:Patay
810:Baugé
624:Creil
614:Paris
577:Paris
572:Reims
567:Patay
547:Loire
500:Meaux
495:Baugé
478:Rouen
394:Patay
306:1,600
184:Near
101:JSTOR
87:books
1442:2008
1410:OCLC
1406:HMSO
1382:ISBN
1359:ISBN
1335:ISBN
1307:ISBN
1279:ISBN
1247:ISBN
941:The
855:Sark
785:1400
770:1385
765:Duns
172:Date
73:news
1114:in
1019:by
953:in
56:by
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