The Battle of Agincourt was a battle that took place during the Hundred Years’ War in 1415. The battle was between the small army of King Henry V and The Dauphin Louis who is the son of King Charles the VI. The outcome of this battle was in the favor of King Henry V and this was surprising due to how large the Dauphin’s army was. Social media was nowhere close to being invented at the time of this battle, but I do believe that there would have been a number of entertaining tweets exchanged between both England and France.
@KingHenryV: Just landed in France, I really don’t think the French know we are here.
@KingCharlesVI: Hi Henry, you are merely a small boy who just assumed power out of the death of his father. You’re a no good alcoholic so just leave France alone child.
@KingHenryV: Send someone who you think fits that disruption as well, perhaps you idiot son Louis?
@TheDauphinLouis: Henry you are by far the stupidest ruler to come out of your god forsaken country. We will meet at Agincourt to settle this dispute.
@KingHenryV: @TheDauphinLouis I have brought my 8,000 men but I want to speak to you individually once you arrive to Agincourt.
@TheDauphinLouis: @KingHenryV I refuse to fight you one on one like you have requested. Command the men you have brought to face my 15,000 man army. If you are truly a ruler let us make this small quaint town of Agincourt famous and shed our blood tomorrow morning.
@Frenchielover23: @TheDauphinLouis you got this! Make that Englishmen pay for coming to our land!
@Englishmuffin55: @Frenchielover23 Henry has some tactics you’ve never even heard of before! Prepare to wave that white flag like tout always do!
@KingHenryV: Dear England. I would like you to know that tomorrow we will conquer the Dauphin and we will fight like there is no tomorrow. We are not fighting for me, for these fellow English soldiers, or for glory. We are fighting for England. We are fighting for you. I have been divinely ordained to carry out God’s great work and that will lead us to victory.
@TheDauphinLouis: Dear Englishmen. We will do everything in our power to make your deaths swift today. We will do so with the kiss of my father Charles. You have our blessing.
The battle commences and The Dauphin realizes that Henry does not send out all of his men-at-arms. This surprises him but he thinks nothing of it until Henry and his men attack from all sides and catch the French army off guard. Henry and his other men are wearing minimal armor which came in handy because the battlefield was wet and muddy from the previous night’s rainfall. The French army is cut down and eventually The Dauphin is the only French soldier left standing.
@KingHenryV: We have The Dauphin and I have defeated him in hand to hand combat. I will do as he said and let him shed his blood for his country.
@Frenchielover23: NOOOOOO. You will not get away with this King douche!!!
@Englishmuffin55: @Frenchielover23 all I have to say is… tactics.
King Henry V then let his men tear The Dauphin apart and the Battle of Agincourt was won by the English. This is what I believe a twitter thread would have looked like between both of the leaders of Agincourt. Twitter nowadays is used for politics so I have no reason to believe that it would not have been used for the same reason if it existed in 1415. I think that the article from this past week, “If Trump Can Legally Block Critics on Twitter, Your Local Politician May Do It, Too.” Is a perfect example to why I believe that using Twitter in a powerful position is still legitimate. I do not think that it is bad if a leader uses social media. They are a citizen just like me and you, and I believe that they should be able to speak their mind. Granted, they might say something that is not politically correct, but that is their choice to make. We can see from the above thread how crazy it would be if world leaders actually talked to one another over social media, but we can also agree on how humorous it truly is.
Works Cited:
Solly, Meilan. “The True Story of Henry V, England’s Warrior King.” SmithsonianMag.com, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 October 2016, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-henry-v-englands-warrior-king-180973432/
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