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25 October, 2026

Today Is The 611th Anniversary Of The Battle Of Agincourt In 1415. A Five-Year-Old Recites The Saint Crispin’s Day Speech From Shakespeare’s Henry V.


Five-year-old recites Saint Crispin’s Day speech.
Shakespeare’s Henry V.
Available on YouTube

2 comments:

  1. Indeed, Zephyrinus, a marvelous rendition by the lad here:

    And this reader greatly appreciates the background music added from the 1989 Kenneth Branagh film production, composed by the brilliant composer Patrick Doyle (b. 1953).

    The combination makes one hearing both speech and music want to get up and go fight the evil forces of darkness! NOW! -Comment by Dante P

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    1. Thank You, Dante P, Our Mediæval Historial and Warfare Correspondent.

      Delighted this rendition has elicited such a strong response in Our Correspondent.

      Zephyrinus’s Medical Department strongly recommends taking a very small sedative (Rye, possibly, or Irish Whiskey) and then to lie down in a darkened room for a few hours.

      The prognosis is that the mood will pass.

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