https://freerepublic.com/tag/castillonswords/ en-us Mon, 8 Jun 2026 05:27:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4382832/posts The final catastrophe of the Hundred Years War ended in 1453 with the total annihilation of Sir John Talbot’s English army at Castillon, but an extraordinary discovery made over five centuries later has rewritten the final moments of this medieval tragedy. Based on the authentic records from the file captions, this episode investigates the stunning 1974 retrieval of approximately 80 elite medieval swords from the mud of the Dordogne River -- a find originally kept under rigid Cold War secrecy by the French Navy. By dismantling the long -- accepted myth of defeated soldiers frantically dropping their weapons in flight,... YouTube https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4382832/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2026 05:27:05 GMT