Historical novelist Bernard Cornwell talks about his Saxon Tales books, which are the inspiration for the new BBC drama series The Last Kingdom. Meanwhile, as we approach the 600th anniversary of the battle of Agincourt, Professor Anne Curry reveals the latest thinking about the medieval clash.

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