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Harfleur
Museum
From 11th April to 6th
December 2015
Admission free
Prieuré Museum 50, rue de la
République
76700 HARFLEUR
Getting to the Museum
Open
on wednesdays,
saturdays and sundays from 3PM to 6PM
Press release
Blog
association
Contact :
harfleurww1@gmail.com |
En 1415 Harfleur s'écrivait "Harefleu"
ou "Harfleu" |
The siege
In
August 1415, Henry V of
England landed to
invade France. Its primary objective was
Harfleur, Port Royal
and its formidable fortress at the time. From the top of its 2 miles of ramparts and their 28 towers, a few hundred men
stood their ground against the impressive army of 20,000 men of the English sovereign.
You will discover amazing
war machines of the Middle
Ages, catapults,
mangonels, trebuchets
and the emergence of artillery.
Discover the furious
battles in which a handful of
men, with their bitter resistance,
despite the capture of the city
on September 22, forced
the enemy to abandon his
invasion plans and
return to England.
This is unfortunately on his way back home that the kingdom
of France experienced
one of its most cruel
defeats:
Agincourt |