Henry V 1413-22

• Henry V


  King of England from 1413 to 1422, 10th Plantagenet King to sit on England's throne
• Henry V is famous for winning stunning victories against the French, defeating them at the Battle of Agincourt
• Henry V's early death would lead directly to a crisis in England which would culminate in two branches of the royal family, the Lancastrians and the Yorkists, going head to head in the bloody Wars of the Roses
• Henry V was born

  1386
• Richard II


  King of England at the time of Henry V's birth, Henry V's father's cousin
• Henry Bolingbroke


  Henry V's father, 19-year-old son of the Duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt, had no designs on the crown at the time of Henry V's birth
• Henry Bolingbroke's path to the throne

  Opposed King Richard II, was banished, returned from exile, raised an army, overthrew and imprisoned Richard II, declared himself King as Henry IV
• Henry IV's reign was beset by problems, including uprisings against his rule
• As Prince, the 16-year-old Henry V was struck in the face with an arrow while helping to put down an uprising by a rival Noble at the Battle of Shrewsbury
• Henry IV died, 27-year-old Henry V was proclaimed Henry V

  1413
• Henry V's first act as King


  Forgave all Nobles who had opposed his father, resulting in a period of domestic peace
• Henry V's plan to conquer France and have himself declared King there was first formulated 70 odd years ago by his great-grandfather Edward III
• Henry V's conquest of France


  Invaded France, won the Battle of Agincourt, conquered most of Northwest France, laid Siege to Paris, signed the Treaty of Troyes naming him heir to the French throne, married the French King's daughter Catherine
• Henry V's son, the future King Henry VI of England, was born


  1421
• Henry V died in 1422 at the age of 35, contracting dysentery while laying Siege to a town in northern France
• Henry V's body was shipped home and buried at Westminster Abbey
• Henry V was succeeded by his 9-month-old son, who was crowned King of England before he could even walk