The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . Tomb of Hecry IV. and his Queen, at Canterbury CatbedraL. A Parliament in the time of Henry V. CHAPTER IV. Henry V. proclaimed king—Sir Jolin Oldcastle condemned as a heretic—Henrys demands upocFrance for large territories—Eesolves to claim the crown of France—Conspiracy oiCambridge, Scrope, and Grey—Henry and his army saU to Harfleur—Siege of Harfleur—Sickness of the English—March from Harfleur—Passage of the Somme—The Frencharmy—Agincourt and its locality—The Battle of
The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . Tomb of Hecry IV. and his Queen, at Canterbury CatbedraL. A Parliament in the time of Henry V. CHAPTER IV. Henry V. proclaimed king—Sir Jolin Oldcastle condemned as a heretic—Henrys demands upocFrance for large territories—Eesolves to claim the crown of France—Conspiracy oiCambridge, Scrope, and Grey—Henry and his army saU to Harfleur—Siege of Harfleur—Sickness of the English—March from Harfleur—Passage of the Somme—The Frencharmy—Agincourt and its locality—The Battle of Agincourt. Henet V. was proclaimed king on the 21st of March, 1413. He wascrowned at Westminster on the 9th of April, being then in the twenty-fifthyear of his age. A parliament, having been summoned by writ, met atWestminster on the 15th of May. There was nothing very noteworthy inits proceedings. The king met his Lords and Commons with an aspect oflove and conciliation. He had taken not only the most generous, but themost prudent resolution towards those who had been considered dangerousto his house. He restored the son of Henry Percy to his family
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