| 1411 |
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Jean Duc de Bourgogne, by virtue of a purge of the royal administration
and some well placed gifts (most notably to the Guild of Butchers), gains
control of Paris. The Armagnacs, led by Charles V's last surviving brother
the Duc de Berry, raise an army and blockade the city. |
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October |
The Earl of Arundel leads 800 men-at-arms and 2,000 archers
to the aid of the Duc de Bourgogne, who has offered the hand of his daughter
for the Prince of Wales, four towns in Flanders and help in conquering Normandy
in return for said aid. They join with Jean de Bourgogne and 3,000 men of
the Paris militia at Melun. |
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The Anglo-Burgundian force storm the Armagnac stronghold at
St. Cloud and break the blockade of Paris, after which the Earl of Arundel
returns to Calais. |
| 1412 |
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The Armagnacs bargain for English aid, promising the cession
of all the Aquitaine as it had been in 1369 and the immediate surrender
of 20 castles on the border of Guyenne in return for 1,000 men-at-arms and
3,000 archers. |
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@ 6 January |
Jehanne d'Arc, la Pucelle, is born in Domremy |
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August |
Thomas, Duke of Clarence, second son of Henry IV, lands in the
Cotentin and marches to Blois. Here he is informed that the Burgundians
have forced the Armagnacs to surrender, and that none of the French princes
need his services. He marches south anyway, until he and his men are bought
off, after which they burn their way to Bordeaux, there to spend the winter. |
| 1413 |
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Jean Duc de Bourgogne summons the Estates to Paris to grant
new taxes. They, however, criticize his governance, and Jean retaliates
by allowing the Paris butchers, led by one Caboche, to run rampant for several
weeks. Many of the bourgeois turn against the Duc, and invite the Dauphin
and the Princes to deliver them. |
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20 March |
Henry IV, King of England, dies at Westminster abbey. Henry
V, aged 25, is crowned King of England. |
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August |
Jean Duc de Bourgogne, after attempting to Kidnap Charles VI,
abandons Paris to the Armagnacs, and Count Bernard's Gascons, and flees
to Burgundy. |
| 1414 |
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A Burgundian army attempts to recapture Paris, but fails. The
Armagnacs announce their intentions to invade Burgundy and depose Jean de
Bourgogne. |
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Spring |
Agents of Jean, Duc de Bourgogne arrive in England, asking for
2,000 troops, promising Henry V the Angoumois and all the Gascon lands of
the defeated Armagnacs |
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Midsummer |
The Armagnacs, barganing for English support against the Burgundians,
offer a French princess for a bride, and the restoration of Aquitaine to
it's 1369 borders. Bishop Beaufort, Chancellor of England, tells them that
unless Henry V recieved not only Aquitaine and Normandy but Anjou, Touraine,
Poitou, Maine and Ponthieu he would come and take them at the point of a
sword. The envoys cannot accept this proposal, and return home. |
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Autumn |
The English counter Jean de Bourgogne's offer, demanding all
the territories ceded by the Treaty of Bretigny, as well as the Duchy of
Berry and the recognition of Henry V as King of France |
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November |
Parliament, in response to an appeal by Bishop Beaufort, votes
a generous subsidy for the war effort. It barely begins to cover the expenses
of the campaign, and the crown borrows heavily. |
| 1415 |
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The Earl of March reveals the 'Southampton Plot' in which Henry
was to be killed and replaced by the Earl himself, who was the son of Richard
II's heir. Henry's first cousin the Earl of Cambridge, Sir Thomas Grey and
Lord Scrope of Masham are beheaded as the ringleaders, the Percy's and Sir
John Oldcastle are also involved. |
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11 August |
English fleet sails from Southampton. It comprises 1,500 ships
to transport 2,000 men-at-arms, 8,000 archers some unarmored lancers and
knifemen and a large artillery train with sixty five gunners. |
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14 August |
English troops land at the Chef-de-Caux, on the Seine estuary,
near Harfleur. |
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18 August |
Harfleur invested for siege by King Henry. It's garrison numbers
several hundred men-at-arms commanded by the Sire d'Estoutville, who, when
called upon by Henry V to surrender to him as the rightful Duke of Normandy
responds 'You gave us nothing to look after, so we've nothing to give you
back'. |
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3 September |
The Dauphin Louis moves the French forces to Vernon. |
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Henry V writes to Bordeaux saying he intends to go down the
Seine, past Rouen and Paris and then march to Guyenne. |
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10 September |
King Charles raises the Orriflamme at St. Denis. |
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OA 14 September |
Constable d'Albret moves to Honfleur, Marshal Boucicault to
Caudebec |
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17 September |
A barbican at Harfleur is captured by the English. |
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18 September |
The garrison at Harfleur asks for a truce until 6 October, at
which point they will surrender if not relieved. Henry V gives them until
22 September. |
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23 September |
Capitulation of Harfleur to King Henry V. His losses are such
that he can no longer keep to his plan to march to Gascony, so instead he
plans a chevauchée to Calais, burning all the way. |
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27 September |
King Henry offers single combat to Dauphin Louis. |
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8 October |
English set out from Harfleur for Calais. French covering forces
march to the Somme. |
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9 October |
English near Fecamp, which may or may not have been sacked.
Contemporary French sources say it was say yes, the English say no. |
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11 October |
Arques refuses supplies to the English, but relent when Henry
threatens to burn the town. |
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13 October |
Constable d'Albret in Abbeville |
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Henry discovers that the ford of the Somme at Blanchetacque
is blocked by Guichard Dauphin, Sire de Jaligny |
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14 October |
English army at Hangest. |
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15 October |
English army arrives at Amiens, spends the night at Pont du
Metz.
Main French force sets out from Rouen. |
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16 October |
English army at Boves. |
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17 October |
English and French skirmish at Corbie
Henry force marches south. |
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18 October |
English arrive at Nesles.
Main French force arrives at Amiens. |
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19 October |
Henry's forces crosses the Somme at the Voyennes and Bethencourt
fords. |
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20 October |
Henry rests his army and receives heralds from the French informing
him of their intention to bring him to battle before he reaches Calais. |
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21 October |
English advance to Albret. |
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22 October |
English advance to Forceville, shadowed by the main French force. |
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23 October |
English cross the Ternoise at Blagny. |
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24 October |
French force block the English route to Calais at Agincourt-Tramecourt.
English camp the night at Maisoncelle. |
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25 October |
Battle of Agincourt. |
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28 October |
English arrive at Calais. |
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23 November |
Victory Parade in London. |
| 1416 |
Summer |
The Duke of Bedford defeats the Franco-Genoese fleet off Harfleur. |
| 1417 |
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Queen Isabella, who has mad king Charles VI, sets up a court
at Troyes, in Champagne, with the support of the Burgundians, to rival that
of the Dauphin Charles. |
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February |
Henry V orders his sheriffs to have 6 wing feathers plucked
from every goose, and sent to London. |
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July |
Henry V sails for France, with approximately 10,000 men. His
destination is kept secret. |
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1 August |
Henry V lands at the mouth of the Toques, and lands without
opposition. |
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18 August |
Henry V invests Caen for siege, storming two abbeys in the suburbs
then mounting his artillery in their towers. |
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4 September |
Henry V leads an assault on Caen, which has refused to surrender
despite several breaches in the walls made by English cannon. Henry attacks
from the East side, while his brother Clarence attacks from the West. The
lower city is taken, and a great massacre follows, with at least 2,000 being
put to death. The citadel holds out. |
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19 September |
The citadel at Caen surrenders to the English. |
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October |
Henry V captures Argentan and Alencon. |
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Bayeaux surrenders to the Duke of Gloucester without resistance. |
| 1418 |
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The Burgundians recapture Paris after an uprising where their
partisans kill thousands of Armagnacs. |
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February |
The fortress of Falaise surrenders to the English. |
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June |
Henry V takes Louviers. He hangs eight French gunners because
the defending artillery hit the royal pavilion. |
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20 July |
Henry V takes Pont de l'Arche, cutting Rouen off from reinforcements
and supplies. |
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29 July |
Rouen invested for siege by King Henry V, who builds 4 fortified
camps, linked by trenches, around the city, and arranging for supplies to
be shipped from England. |
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mid October |
The besieged in Rouen are reduced to eating horseflesh. |
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November |
A rumor reaches Rouen that an army is on it's way to relieve
the besieged city. It proves to be false. |
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mid December |
With it's citizens starving, the defenders of Rouen expel approximately
12,000 people from the city. Henry V refuses to let them pass the cordon
of the siege, leaving them to die in the ditch. |
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25 December |
Henry sends food to those in the ditch, via two priests, who
are the only ones that the defenders will allow. |
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31 December |
Rouen announces it wishes to parley with Henry V for the surrender
of the city. |
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Thomas Montague, Earl of Salisbury, is made Lieutenant-Governor
of Normandy. |
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2 January |
A delegation from Rouen meets with Henry V. He makes them wait
'till he has finished hearing mass, and then takes them to task for keeping
him from his 'rightful heritage'. Negotiations continue. |
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12 January |
Henry V and the envoys of Rouen reach an agreement for the surrender
of the city. If no help arrived for the defenders by 19 January, the city
would surrender at noon, and pay 30,000 francs indemnity. The garrison would
march away without it's weapons, and not fight the English for a year. |
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19 January |
Rouen formally surrenders to Henry V. Robert de Linet, Vicar-General
of Rouen is put in chains for excommunicating Henry from the walls during
the siege. |
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20 January |
Henry V rides into Rouen, with only a single squire bearing
a lance with a fox tip on the end, and gives thanks at Rouen Cathedral. |
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February-March |
Henry V spends two months at Rouen, repairing it's defenses
and organizing the administration. Meanwhile Mantes, Honfleur, Dieppe, Ivry,
La Roche Guyon, and Fecamp surrender to his commanders |
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Summer |
The Armagnacs, led by the Dauphin Charles, and the Burgundians,
led by Dike Jean de Bourgogne meet at Corbielle. The meeting seems to go
well, and a second one is scheduled for September. |
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July |
Henry V takes Pontoise, putting him within striking distance
of Paris. |
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10 September |
On a bridge over the Yonne, at Montereau, Duke Jean de Bourgogne
is hacked to pieces while kneeling to pay homage to the Dauphin Charles.
The Dauphin may have given the signal for the first blow. The rift between
the Burgundians and the Armagnacs becomes complete. |
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19 December |
Jean le Bon, Duke of Burgundy, son of the slain Jean sans Peur,
formally allies with the English. |
| 1420 |
20 May |
After processing through the countryside, and praying at St.
Denis, Henry V reaches Troyes, where a treaty is signed by the mad king
Charles VI making Henry V the heir and regent of France, and betrothing
Charles' daughter Catherine to Henry, despite the fact that Charles does
not seem to know who Henry is. Queen Isabella justifies passing over the
Duaphin Charles by saying he was illegitimate, the product of one of her
many extramarital affairs. |
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1 June |
Henry V marries Catherine de Valois. By all accounts they are
eager enough for the match. The honeymoon is spent laying siege to Sens. |
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Henry V and Philippe de Bourgogne take Montereau, where Philippe's
father had been murdered. The body of Jean de Bourgogne is exhumed and taken
to Dijon to be reburied. |
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June |
Henry V and Philippe de Bourgogne lay siege to Melun with 20,000
men. The garrison of 700, commanded by Arnaud Guillaume de Barbazan puts
up a spirited defense, blockading the breaches in the walls made by the
English cannon and counter mining the English tunnels. Henry and Arnaud
are amongst the fighters in the tunnels, and cross swords at least once. |
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18 November |
It's supplies exausted, Melun surrenders to Henry V. Henry wants
to execute Barbazan, but since they have fought, according to the laws of
chivalry, he can't. He instead puts Barbazan in an iron cage, and contents
himself with hanging some Scotsmen. |
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1 September |
Henry V, Philippe de Bourgogne and Charles VI make a ceremonial
entry into Paris. The people cheer, priests chant Te Deums in the
streets. The Estates-General ratify the Treaty of Troyes, and the Parlement
declare the Dauphin Charles unfit for the throne because of his 'horrible
and dreadful crimes'. |
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25 December |
Henry V keeps Christmas at the Louvre, in great state and splendour,
while Charles VI is left in a dismal state at the Hotel de Saint-Pol, abandoned
by all his court. Henry leaves the Duke of Exeter and a garrison of 500,
and rides north. |