Joan of Arc Museum, Orléans Photograph by Bridgeman/ACI In 1415 Henry won the Battle of Agincourt over a much larger French force. The victory strengthened England’s standing in Europe.

From Burberry to Annie’s Ibiza, it was less about naked dresses you could flaunt at the Oscars after-parties, more about chainmail that would be enviable during the Battle of Agincourt.