Sceptre gifted by Henry V to City of London after Battle of Agincourt goes on display
12th October 2015
It’s just 17 inches tall, but it has a world of history embedded in its jewels. The beautifully bejewelled sceptre given in thanks by King Henry V of England to the City of London for the funding of his forces against the French at the Battle of Agincourt, fought in 1415, will go on display.
It will be the first time in its 600-year-old history that the sceptre will go on display. It was…
