Henry V Flashcards

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Who was the originator of Lollardy

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John Wycliffe

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Who summoned Wycliffe?

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Archbishop of Canterbury

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What did Lollardy deny?

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Transubstantiation

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What idea about priests did Lollard deny?

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Persona Christi

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What did Lollards want the bible to be?

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In English

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What did Wycliffe claim?

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Charitable works and prayers for the dead had no effect.

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What was Lollard’s belief on property of the church?

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Should not own property

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What did Lollards think of the Pope?

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He was corrupt and shouldn’t be the head of the church

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Who were some Lollard views attractive to?

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The politically powerful such as Gaunt as they resented paying taxes to the Church in Rome and welcomed a decline in papal power.

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What was the Church to monarchs?

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A vital element for obedience and legitimacy

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What was the coronation filled with?

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Orthodox symbolism - Canterbury, holy oil, oath to God.

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What did Henry do in 1410?

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Attends the burning of John Badby In 1410 and attempted to stop it - turns up to show support of orthodoxy.

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Who was Oldcastle?

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Lancastrian associate - served under Henry V in Wales against Glyndwr.

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What happened in 1410?

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One attempt was made to move against Oldcastle in 1410 - Arundel attempted to place an interdict against his chaplain but he benefitted from his association with Prince Henry.

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What did Oldcastle do in 1411?

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Lead an expedition to Burgundy - a deliberate ploy.

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What happened in 1413?

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Oldcastle under continual surveillance and in Aug 1413, Arundel arrested and prosecuted him.

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What did Oldcastle do?

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Escape

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18
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Who condemned Lollard teachings?

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Pope Gregory XI

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19
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Where were there a number of Lollards?

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Oxford

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What did Gaunt argue in relation to Wycliffe?

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Argue that England should not send money to the pope - always been politically controversial. Teaching that the pope was not-all power and that kings therefore might not be bound by his decisions was useful for monarchs.

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What could the Pope do?

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Make kings unpopular and also allowed rebels to claim they were acting with god’s blessing in attacking the monarch.

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When was the Oldcastle rebellion?

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January 1414

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What was the aim of the Oldcastle plot?

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Kidnap the king and force him to accept Lollardy or murder him so that Oldcastle could rule.

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How many people were definitely involved in the Oldcastle plot?

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220

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How many were rumoured to be involved?
25,000
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How many insurgents were convicted of treason?
69
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How many were hanged?
31
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What did Oldcastle do?
Run away
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What Statute was passed?
Statute of Lollards - church more supported to tackle Lollards - all heretics to be executed
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What act was passed in 1411?
Statute of Riots - take action against criminals
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Who does Oldcastle declare loyalty to?
Richard II
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When was the Southampton Plot?
1415
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What was the aim of the Southampton Plot?
Divert Henry's attention from invasion of France and replace him with Mortimer
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Who supported the Southampton Plot?
Scotland, Wales, Northumberland and possibly the French king
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How old was Henry when he came to power?
26
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What did he have a reputation for?
Being a fighter due to his time spent in Wales
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When did he lead troops?
Against Hotspur in 1403
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What led to Henry's increased power in governing?
Henry IV's descent into illness
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Who else was in the council until 1411?
Arundel
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What did he have some success in?
Controlling the crown's finances and improving relations with the Commons
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What was the suggestion from the Beauforts?
The king should abdicate in favour of Henry V
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What did Henry IV seem to be?
Resentful towards Henry V's use of royal power
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What happened in 1411 - 1412?
Henry was publicly excluded from political influence - humiliating
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What happened in September 1412?
Reconciliation between the two men
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When was the blessing given to Henry as heir?
March 1413
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When did the HYW begin?
1377 under Edward III
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What happened during the reign of Richard II?
Hostilities towards France reduced - had a pro-French stance
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What happened during Henry IV's reign?
Conflict resumed - piracy and fighting in Aquitaine
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What meant focus was limited in France during Henry IV's reign?
Illness, conflict with Scots and Welsh and financial difficulties
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What did Henry do to regain these losses?
Sent ambassadors to the French king - claiming all territories had been English
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What treaty handed land to the French in 1360?
Treaty of Bretigny
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What else did Henry ask for?
The hand of the youngest daughter of the King - Catherine of valois
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What was the French's response?
Rejection - deliberately chose to insult Henry
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What did the French send to Henry?
Tennis Balls - King's youth
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What spurred Henry's plans to invade in 1414-1415?
Charles VI mental health problems
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What did Henry do 1413 - 1415 to isolate France?
Diplomatic measures
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What did Henry see the invasion as?
A way to prove himself as monarch and silence critics
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What attitude was taken towards Wales?
Conciliatory - investigated complaints of oppression and issuing pardons for some former rebels
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What was the outcome of his measures towards Wales?
Less chance of a rebellion in his absence and some men more likely to fight in an army against the French
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What measures did Henry take towards the Percies?
Rehabilitate them - ordered that the Hotspur heir was returned to England and could inherit Yorkshire, Northumberland and Cumberland estates
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What title was Hotspurs' heir given?
Northumberland - used to protect against the Scots
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What happened in 1406?
King James I was captured and held as prisoner - reducing incursions on the northern border
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What happened Jan 1414?
10 year truce with the Duke of Brittany with hopes to isolate France and prevent Bretons from helping the French
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What was the rumour about the Southampton plot?
Funded by the French to delay the English invasion
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How big was Henry's army?
10,500 to 12,000 men
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Where was placed under siege?
Harfleur - surrendered on the 22 September
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What caused English losses?
Dysentry
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What is the criticism of Henry's march to Calais?
Too long a journey - soldiers were exhausted
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How many French soldiers were waiting at the Somme?
6000
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Where did Henry's men have to cross?
Amiens upstream
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What did the French do to make the journey harder for the English?
Block bridges and mirror the English's position
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How did Henry get them over the river?
Pushed his troops and gained half a day on the French - found a causeway
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When did they get over the river?
19th October
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When was the battle of Agincourt?
25th October 1415
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Who was where?
Henry centre, Edward DoY right, Baron Camoys left
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What % of his army were longbowmen?
80%
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Where were the archers positions?
At the front protected by sharp stakes - also sent behind the army
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How many divisions of men did the French have?
3
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What was the issue with the close formation?
The French were grouped too tightly and the muddy ground and heavy armour lead to them getting stuck
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What were archers ordered to do when they ran out of arrows?
Engage in hand to hand combat
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What did Henry order at the end of the Battle?
The murder of all prisoners to prevent them helping in the case of French reinforcements
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Why were many soldiers unwilling to kill prisoners?
Would forfeit their ransom money if they were killed
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How many soldiers were lost on the English side?
1 to three hundred
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Which significant people were killed?
DoY and De la Pole
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How many people died on the French side
Thousands
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How many magnates died?
11
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How many barons died?
120
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How many knights killed?
1,500
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Who survived?
Orleans and Bourbon
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How many french troops were there?
14,000 - 36,000
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What did Agincourt lead to?
More funding from Parliament
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Where was the Duchy of Burgundy?
Between Saone and Loire Rivers
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What happened in 1361?
Duchy passes into the hands of the Valois dynasty
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What happened in 1364?
John II of France granted the Duchy to Philip the Bold (youngest son) - power enhanced by marriage to Margaret - daughter of count of Flanders - wealthy heiress.
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When did the Count die?
1384
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What did the death mean?
Philip inherited wealth of Flanders
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When did Charles VI become a political problem?
1392
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Who began to run their own areas as independent states?
Burgundy and Orleans
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What did this independence lead to?
Vying with each other for control at court
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Who was the regent?
Louis - Charles' bro
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What happens in the 1417-1419 campaign?
Conquered Normandy and captured Roeun
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When was Rouen captured?
19 Jan 1419
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What assisted Henry in his diplomacy?
Divides in the French government
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What did the Duke of Burgundy resent?
French claims of sovereignty over his duchy
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What happened the 10th September 1419?
Tension increased when various French parties meet at Montereau to discuss how to deal with the English
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How did this meeting end?
John the Fearless was murdered as revenge for the killing of Louis
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What did Phil the Good do?
Broke of negotiations with the dauphin and allied with England
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Who did Phil support?
Queen Isabella - make them more inclined to accept a treaty and marriage between Henry and Catherine
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When was the Treaty of Troyes?
1420
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What was the clauses of the treaty?
Charles disinherit, Henry regent, marriage, Henry heir
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What did Henry agree to?
Assisting Phil in waging a war against the Armagnacs
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What was the first major challenge for the alliance?
Battle of Cravant
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What happened in 1423?
Alliance fought the dauphin - successful while being outnumbered
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What made the situation change?
Joan of Arc in 1429
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What happened in 1434?
Pope Eugenius IV granted formal recognition to Charles' kingship
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What happened in mid 1434?
Phil considering breaking the alliance
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What happened in 1435?
Met messengers for Charles at Nevers and came to a preliminary peace treaty - formalised in the summer at the Congress of Arras
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When was the fall of Paris?
April 1436
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When was heavy taxation granted to Henry?
1415-1416
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How big was Henry's army in 1417?
10,000 men
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When did the army land in the Seine estaury?
August 1st
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What was significant about this date?
Feast of St Peter ad Vincula - Peter freed by an angel from King Herod's captivity.
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What happened two weeks after their landing?
Captured Caen - bombardment and the townspeoples recognition that resistance would disadvantage them
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What happened mid November 1417?
Parliament agrees to another double lay subsidy
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What did Warwick do?
Assaults on key towns like Alencon and Domfront
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Where did Gloucester besiege?
Cherbourg - staved it into surrender in 1418
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Where was an administration set up?
Caen
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What happened 24th November 1417?
Henry styles himself as Duke of Normandy as well as King of France
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How did he encourage local acceptance?
Discipline aka cruelty
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When was the fall of Falaise?
Turn of the year
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Who helped Henry command?
Thomas and Humphrey
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What happened 20th July 1418?
Point-de-l'Arche seized - miles from Rouen
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Why was Rouen significant?
Capital of Normandy - cut of Parisian support
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When did the seige of Rouen begin?
30th July 1418
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What was the method of the siege?
Starve the city
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How long did the siege last?
Six months
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How much did the English fine Rouen?
£50,000
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What did Rouen recognise Henry as?
Their feudal Lord
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What happened in 1418 Summer?
French had maintained a united front until now, when Burgundian Duke John the Fearless seized Paris along with the King and Quee
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What did Henry do October 1418?
Negotiate with both parties
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How much was Catherines dowry?
1 million
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When do negotiations stall?
Spring 1419
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What happens in May and June 1419?
Burgundian meeting. At Meulan - prepared to offer the Bretigny terms plus Normandy and dowry demands - Princess Catherine was there.
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When was John killed?
10th September 1419
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Where never fell?
Mont Saint Michel
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When was the marriage?
2 June 1420
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What was disrupted?
Gascony's wine exports - damaged Bristol
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What happens in 1420?
Weather impacts the harvest - many die