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
The Success of the Two English Travellers Newly Arrived at London the two travelers vow to stay in England and serve the king and the Queen Mary, and to drive the French and Dutch away. The Success of the Two English Travellers Newly Arrived at London The Success of the Two English Travellers, Newly Arrived in London is an English broadside ballad from the late 17th century about two sailors who suffer abuse over 20 years of travel and return home to England to serve King James. Sung to an Excellent New Irish Tune. Copies of the broadside can be found at the National Library of Scotland, the British Library, and