Tuesday-Thursday, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
break from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM each day
7/27, 7/28, and 7/29 (3 sessions total)
Instructors: Al Gaspar and Taliesin Knol
The Hundred Years’ War was an on-and-off conflict between England and France that spanned two centuries and questioned the legitimate succession to the French crown and ownership of several French territories. In August 1415, after the French rejected King Henry V’s substantial territorial demands, he arrived in Normandy with a force of about 12,000 men and laid siege to the city of Harfleur. Within six weeks the city surrendered, but the maneuver was costly. The siege lasted longer than Henry had anticipated and diminished his numbers before marching northward toward the English-held port of Calais. En route, the armies fought in the Battle of Agincourt, where Henry, though greatly outnumbered, won one of the great victories of military history.
Each session includes four hours of live online instruction with Al Gaspar and Taliesin Knol: two focused on the history of the described battle, and two of facilitated diorama construction in which participants make their own terrain boards and lead troops of 1/72-scale soldiers in war games that offer vivid insights into the military strategies and conflicts that have shaped the world.
Registration for this Adventure will close two weeks prior to the first session date. If you are trying to register after that point, please email us at SummerCamp@si.edu and we will do our best to accommodate your request if space is still available.
Materials
- A diorama kit, included in the cost of the program, is mailed to participants 2 weeks prior to the Adventure beginning
- If a kit needs to be mailed to an address other than the one on file (purchaser's address), please email us at SummerCamp@si.edu
- International shipping can be arranged for an additional fee. Be sure to provide us with ample notice to ensure the kit arrives on time.
- If you do not receive your kit within one week prior to your Adventure beginning, please email us at SummerCamp@si.edu
- A detailed list of additional supplies that participants must provide can be found at the top of this page, in the section labeled "Materials for this program." Please have all these materials on hand before the first session.
