Azincourt (sometimes: Agincourt) is a village and commune of northern France in the Pas-de-Calais département, 14 miles to the north-west of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise by road, famous on account of the victory, on October 25, 1415, of Henry V of England over the French in the Battle of Agincourt. Population (1999): 276. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Pas-de-Calais is a département in northern France named after the strait which it borders. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise is a commune of northern France, chief town of the canton of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, arrondissement of Arras, in the of Pas-de-Calais département. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. ... Henry V, (August 9 or September 16, 1387 – August 31, 1422), King of England (1413-1422), son of Henry IV by Mary de Bohun, was born at Monmouth, Wales, in August or September 1386 or 1387. ... Combatants Kingdom of England Kingdom of France Commanders Henry V of England Charles dAlbret Strength About 6,000 (but see Modern re-assessment). 4/5 longbowmen, 1/5 dismounted men-at-arms. ...

The original museum of the battle, featuring model knights fabricated from Action Man, has given way to a more professional space with slide shows, audio commentaries and some interactive elements. The museum building is modelled on the longbow of the English soldiers. Action Man is an doll originally produced and sold in the United Kingdom by Palitoy Ltd of Coalville, Leicestershire from 1966 until 1984. ... A longbow is a type of bow that is tall (roughly equal to or greater than the height of a person), is not recurved and has relatively narrow limbs, that are circular or D-shaped in cross section. ...

The village holds a festival commemorating the battle, featuring various stalls and displays, every alternate year, the next being in July 2007 [1].

It is twinned with the English village of Middleham, North Yorkshire