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Agincourt: why Netflix’s The King has upset the French
A new Netflix film depicting the Battle of Agincourt has caused consternation across the Channel, amid claims that it is historically inaccurate and “anti-French”. The Shakesperian telling of ...
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King Charles 'vetoed' naming Royal Navy submarine HMS Agincourt - to avoid offending the French
The King intervened over the renaming of HMS Agincourt to avoid offending the French, it was claimed last night. Charles reportedly vetoed the name — originally approved by Queen Elizabeth II ...
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The renaming of HMS Agincourt is sinking our heritage to solve a problem that doesn’t exist
The decision to rename the Royal Navy’s HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles has sparked considerable debate, and rightly so. It feels like an unnecessary act of self-censorship, bending over backwards to ...
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'It's part of our heritage!' Martin Daubney left outraged at 'insane' decision by King Charles to rename historic submarine through fear of 'offending French'
GB News host Martin Daubney has launched a scathing attack on the decision to rename HMS Agincourt, claiming the move ...
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POLL: Was King Charles right to rename HMS Agincourt?
The Astute-class attack submarine, which is still being built, was to be named in honour of King Henry V's famous victory at Agincourt over the French in 1415. But the boat will now be called HMS ...
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King Charles ordered renaming of HMS Agincourt 'to avoid upsetting French'
King Charles personally ordered the renaming of Navy submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting the French. The Monarch stepped in to overturn the submarine’s original name - which had been ...
King involved in 'woke' name change of Agincourt submarine
The name was changed to HMS Achilles reportedly over concerns that the original may have offended the French.
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Ex-NATO commander fumes at 'craven and contemptible surrender' as Royal Navy sub HMS Agincourt is renamed HMS Achilles 'to avoid annoying the French'
The Royal Navy has been accused of renaming new attack submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting the French - sparking claims of 'craven and contemptible surrender'. The seventh Astute Class boat ...
Irish Sun5d
‘It’s PC gone mad!’ ex Nato commander slams as woke Navy bosses rename submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting French
But Top Brass reheated their plan and have settled on Achilles because they do not want to remind the French of their defeat ... “Renaming the Agincourt is nothing short of sacrilege.
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Navy bosses want to change name of submarine HMS Agincourt to 'avoid upsetting French'
A previous attempt to rename Agincourt was blocked by then defence secretary Grant Schapps. Mr Shapps told The Sun: "Renaming the Agincourt is nothing short of sacrilege. "This submarine carries a ...
Navy chiefs under fire for renaming HMS Agincourt ‘to appease French’
Royal Navy chiefs have come under fire for dropping plans to name a new attack submarine after a battle in which England ...
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‘It’s PC gone mad!’ ex Nato commander slams as woke Navy bosses rename submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting French
AN EX-Nato commander has blasted woke Navy chiefs for renaming a submarine to avoid upsetting the French. HMS Agincourt is the fleet’s sixth vessel and was named after the 1415 victory by ...