Don't miss out on the headlines from Today in History. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Battle of Agincourt is one of the most famous victories in British military history, the day ...

In 1415, during the Hundred Years’ War, the English army under King Henry V faced a much larger French force at Agincourt.

A widely shared image on social media purportedly explains the historic origins of the “middle finger”, considered an offensive gesture in Western culture. The image makes the claim that the gesture ...

AGINCOURT, France, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- French scholars said they planned to prove Saturday that English soldiers acted like criminals 593 years ago in the historic Battle of Agincourt. "At the very least ...

An account purporting to offer the historical origins of the obscene middle-finger extended hand gesture (varously known as "flipping the bird," "flipping someone off," or the "one-finger salute") is ...