Trinity Carol Roll
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The Trinity Carol Roll is a 15th-century manuscript of thirteen English carols held by the Wren Library at Trinity College, Cambridge. It is the earliest surviving example of polyphonic music written
Facsimile of the Agincourt Carol in the Trinity Carol Roll (Trinity MS O.3.58)
Agincourt Carol
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The "Agincourt Carol" is an English folk song written some time in the early 15th century. It recounts the 1415 Battle of Agincourt, in which the English army led by Henry V of England defeated that o
Trinity Carol Roll
…the earliest surviving example of polyphonic music written in English. Compiled after 1415, it contains the earliest of two manuscript sources for the Agincourt Carol which tells of Henry V's victory at the Battle of Agincourt, as well as several early Christmas carols. The majority of texts are in Middle English (in…
Facsimile of the Selden Carol Book version of the "Agincourt Carol" (15th century). Oxford, Bodleian Library, Manuscript Archives