Grant Shapps, a former Conservative member of the U.K.’s Parliament and defense secretary, called a recent submarine name change by the Royal Navy “woke nonsense” to avoid offending the French.

GB News host Martin Daubney has launched a scathing attack on the decision to rename HMS Agincourt, claiming the move undermines "British heritage". Martin expressed his frustration at the submarine's ...

The name change was announced this week, and followed reports of concern within the Ministry of Defence that the original name for the vessel may have offended the French. Agincourt refers to a ...

and unite the French and English monarchies. Keegan sums up the Battle of Agincourt as “a victory of the weak over the strong, of the common soldier over the mounted knight, of resolution over ...

King Charles personally ordered the renaming of Navy submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting the French. The Monarch stepped in to overturn the submarine’s original name - which had been ...

A decision to rename nuclear-powered submarine HMS Agincourt is “woke nonsense”, a former defence secretary said. The Astute-class attack submarine, which is still under construction, was due to be ...

AN EX-Nato commander has blasted woke Navy chiefs for renaming a submarine to avoid upsetting the French. HMS Agincourt is the fleet’s sixth vessel and was named after the 1415 victory by ...

Royal Navy chiefs have come under fire for dropping plans to name a new attack submarine after a battle in which England defeated France.

Royal Navy chiefs have come under fire for dropping plans to name a new attack submarine after the Battle of Agincourt ... of a fear of offending the French government. Sir Gavin Williamson ...

The Royal Navy has been accused of renaming new attack submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting the French - sparking claims of 'craven and contemptible surrender'. The seventh Astute Class boat ...

The King intervened over the renaming of HMS Agincourt to avoid offending the French, it was claimed last night. Charles reportedly vetoed the name — originally approved by Queen Elizabeth II ...

But Top Brass reheated their plan and have settled on Achilles because they do not want to remind the French of their defeat ... “Renaming the Agincourt is nothing short of sacrilege.