Agincourt, Toronto the site of Henry V's decisive English victory over French forces in 1415. The settlement name was spelled differently and more in line with Agincourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle. The original crossroads of Agincourt is located at Midland Avenue and Sheppard and served a rural agricultural population. A Presbyterian church (from France) was built on the north-east corner, which is today's Knox United Church. In addition, a Agincourt Public School was built in 1914, which has evolved over time into Agincourt Junior Public School. A secondary school that later evolved into Agincourt Collegiate Institute, was established in 1915 on the second floor of
Agincourt Carol the 19th century. The carol is featured in Laurence Olivier's 1944 film "Henry V".The composer Ernest Farrar created his 1918 "Heroic Elegy: For Soldiers" on the basis of the Agincourt Carol. The pattern of a strophe (verse) sung in English followed by a burden (chorus) in Latin followed a structure typical of the religious carols of the period. The Agincourt Carol was recorded by The Young Tradition on "Galleries", (with both the Early Music Consort and Dave Swarbrick contributing), and by the Silly Sisters (band) (Maddy Prior and June Tabor) on their second album "No More to the Dance". Agincourt