It will soon be time to drop our oppressive remembrance rituals | Martin Kettle

We can respect the fallen without wrapping ourselves in the flag, as the Agincourt anniversary shows

This has been a bumper year for resonant anniversaries. We’ve already had the 800th of Magna Carta. We’ve had the 200th of Waterloo. Less gloriously, we have had the centenary of Gallipoli. And on Sunday we reach yet another monster moment in the island story, the 600th anniversary of Henry V’s victory at the battle of Agincourt.

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