1422 Deaths - Henry V of England, Charles VI of France, Thomas Walsingham, Minkhaung I, Taejong of Joseon, Thomas de Buittle, Bande Nawaz (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Henry V of England, Charles VI of France, Thomas Walsingham, Minkhaung I, Taejong of Joseon, Thomas de Buittle, Bande Nawaz, Conrad von Soest, Charlotte de Bourbon, Queen of Cyprus, Miko aj Tr ba, Michelle of Valois, Taddeo di Bartolo, Margaret of Prades, Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Savoy, Elizabeth Beauchamp, Countess of Warwick, Albert III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Simon of Cramaud, John Uro, Constantine II of Bulgaria, John Clifford, 7th Baron de Clifford, Piers Legh II, Hugh de Courtenay, 4th Earl of Devon, Deva Raya, Ramachandra Raya, Pedro da Fonseca, Jan elivsky, Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney. Excerpt: Henry V (Welsh: ) (16 September 1386 - 31 August 1422) was King of England from 1413 until his death. He was the second monarch belonging to the House of Lancaster. After military experience fighting rebellions against his father, Henry IV, Henry came into political conflict with the increasingly ill king. After his father's death, Henry rapidly assumed control of the country and embarked on war with France. From an unassuming start, his military successes in the Hundred Years' War, culminating with his famous victory at the Battle of Agincourt, saw him come close to conquering France. After months of negotiation with Charles VI of France, the Treaty of Troyes recognised him as regent and heir to the French throne, and he was subsequently married to Charles' daughter, Catherine of Valois. Following his sudden death in France of dysentery, he was succeeded by his infant son, who reigned as Henry VI. Henry features in three plays by William Shakespeare. He is shown as a young scapegrace who redeems himself in battle in the two Henry IV plays and as a decisive leader in Henry V. Henry was born in the tower above the gatehouse of Monmouth Castle and for that reason called Henry of Monmouth, son of Henry of B...