Agincourt Carol Agincourt Carol The Agincourt Carol (sometimes known as the "Agincourt Song", the "Agincourt Hymn", or by its chorus and central words, "Deo gratias Anglia") is an English folk song written some time in the early 15th century. It recounts the 1415 Battle of Agincourt, in which the English army led by Henry V of England defeated that of the French Charles VI in what is now the Pas-de-Calais region of France. The carol is one of thirteen on the Trinity Carol Roll, probably originating in East Anglia, that has been held in the Wren Library of Trinity College, Cambridge since
Night action at the Battle of Jutland who did nothing. The second ship in the squadron, "Revenge" (Captain Kiddle) challenged the unidentified ship, and received the wrong response, but took no action. "Agincourt" (Captain Doughty) at the rear of the line spotted her but "did not challenge her so as not to give our division's position away". Light cruisers "Boadicea" and "Fearless" (Captain Roper) also spotted "Seydlitz", but followed the example of the battleships and did nothing. Roper stated that by the time he could identify the ship, it was too late to fire a torpedo at her ("Fearless" was capable of 25 knots compared to "Seydlitz's"