King Henry V
Gone Medieval
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Henry V's Invasion of France
England had been divided and entirely focused on itself throughout the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV. Nothing brought a nation together like a foreign war, that is true now as it was in the 15th century. Promising glory and riches in France brought the English nobility and polity together. It was as Henry prepared to embark for France that the Southampton plot was exposed. When those involved had been executed, Henry set off on what would prove to be a fateful voyage.
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