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Fourteenth Century: In 1419, England's Henry V conquers all of Normandy, wining a battle at Agincourt, in which the heavily outnumbered English soldiers defeat the French. Henry's glorious win is considered as a sanction from God for having undertaken the war. Some scholars think that Henry's glorious exploits in battle serve for Malory's depiction of Arthur.
Late Twentieth Century: Neither the English nor the French are seen as great military forces, and indeed, both have fought on the same side all during this century. The twentieth century has not witnessed a...
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