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Henry V became a hero by defeating the French at Agincourt in 1415. It was a battle memorialized in Shakespeare's play "Henry V" -- with several stirring speeches ("we band of…
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In the last decades of the 14th century, during the reign of Richard II, military, political and literary shifts contributed to a rising sense of what it meant to be English -- and just how secure…
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Magna Carta, signed by King John in 1215, did not settle the disputes between the monarch and his barons. John's son, Henry III, reigned for more than 50 turbulent years in which the barons…
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Henry V, hero of Agincourt (1415), died in 1422 leaving his
9-month old son heir to the crown. After decades of war with France, England's economic
and political turmoil came to a head. Magnates…
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Henry V, hero of Agincourt (1415), died in 1422 leaving his
9-month old son heir to the crown. After decades of war with France, England's economic
and political turmoil came to a head. Magnates…
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This episode: Edward IV consolidates his position as king by overcoming Warwick and the Lancastrians in two battles.Course overview: Henry V, hero of Agincourt (1415), died in 1422 leaving his…
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This episode: Edward IV becomes the king after defeating the Lancastrians in a few key battles. His surprising marriage to Elizabeth Woodville upsets Warwick the Kingmaker's tidy arrangements…
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Henry V, hero of Agincourt (1415), died in 1422 leaving his 9-month old
son heir to the crown. After decades of war with France, England's
economic and political turmoil came to a head.…
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