Henry V of England
Henry V (16 Henry V, or Henry of Monmouth (September 1386 – 31 August 1422), was the King of England from 1413 to 1422. He was born at Monmouth, Wales. It is not known whether he was born on 9 August 1386 or 16 September 1387. What we know is that Henry V is the second Lancastrian king of England.
| Henry of Monmouth | |||||
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 Miniature in the Regement of Princes by Thomas Hoccleve, c. 1411–1413 | |||||
| King of England | |||||
| 21 March 1413 – 31 August 1422 | |||||
| 9 April 1413 | |||||
| Predecessor | Henry IV | ||||
| Successor | Henry VI | ||||
| Regent | Catherine of Valois (1421-1422) While In France | ||||
| Prince of Wales | |||||
| 30 September 1399 – 21 March 1413 | |||||
| Created | 15 October 1399 | ||||
| Predecessor | Richard of Bordeaux | ||||
| Successor | Edward of Westminster | ||||
| 4th Duke of Lancaster | |||||
| 1398 - 31 August 1422 | |||||
| Predecessor | Henry Bolingbroke | ||||
| Regent of France | |||||
| 21 May 1420 – 31 August 1422 | |||||
| Monarch | Charles VI of France | ||||
| Born | Henry of Monmouth 16 September 1386 Monmouth Castle, Wales | ||||
| Died | 31 August 1422 (aged 35) Château de Vincennes, France | ||||
| Burial | 7 November 1422 | ||||
| Spouse | Catherine of Valois (m. 1420) | ||||
| Issue | Henry VI of England | ||||
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| House | Lancaster (Plantagenet | ||||
| Father | Henry IV of England | ||||
| Mother | Mary de Bohun | ||||
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Henry V was the son of Henry Bolingbroke, later Henry IV, and Mary de Bohun, who died before Bolingbroke became king.
Henry IV was very unpopular, because he was actually not the rightful man to the throne. But his son, Henry V became greatly favoured by his people. In the earlier war against Wales, he and his father had fought the 'Prince of Wales', Glyndwen. After the death of Henry IV, Henry V pardoned the Prince, and went to fight France, claiming that he should be the king of France.
A few decades ago, England had started a century-long war, the Hundred Years' War with France. Henry IV had lost his part of the war and switched to fighting at home, at the border of Wales. After resuming the war at France, Henry V defeated the French at the famous Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Shakespeare wrote a play about that and made him important in other plays too.
Henry V was important in British politics too. He created a court system to solve crimes, cases and arguments in justice. Many people liked this democracy. He was also a brilliant military general, who won many battles and ingeniously defeated armies that were far larger than his. Unfortunately, the next king, his infant heir Henry VI, lost all his gains after he died, and turned England to a chaotic nation.
Henry V Of England Media
Henry's father, Henry IV
A gold noble coin of Henry V
Later portrait of Henry, late 16th or early 17th century
English chancery hand. Facsimile of a letter from Henry, 1418.
The ratification of the Treaty of Troyes between Henry and Charles VI of France, Archives Nationales (France)
The Battle of Agincourt as depicted in the 15th century 'St Albans Chronicle' by Thomas Walsingham.
Late-15th century depiction of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Valois. British Library, London
A statue of Henry V on the interior of the Canterbury Cathedral
Lewis Waller as Henry V in the play Henry V by William Shakespeare
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