Medici, Borgia, Hapsburg, and Plantagenet

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The Black Death and a Century of War Wobbling Out of Control (part 3) TheThe RenaissanceRenaissance ImportantImportant familiesfamilies changedchanged everythingeverything 14151415 HenryHenry VV foughtfought thethe battlebattle ofof AgincourtAgincourt Remember,Remember, Henry'sHenry's father—Henryfather—Henry IV,IV, ofof thethe PlantagenetPlantagenet family—wasfamily—was aa strongstrong supportersupporter ofof thethe Archbishop'sArchbishop's campaigncampaign againstagainst ReformersReformers YoungYoung HenryHenry VV actuallyactually hadhad friendsfriends amongamong thethe LollardsLollards,, andand thusthus camecame underunder firefire forfor consortingconsorting withwith peoplepeople “of“of lowlow reputation”reputation” ToTo expressexpress thisthis inin post-Reformationpost-Reformation England,England, ShakespeareShakespeare hadhad himhim hanginghanging outout inin barsbars withwith thievesthieves andand ruffiansruffians TheThe RenaissanceRenaissance ImportantImportant familiesfamilies changedchanged everythingeverything 14151415 HenryHenry VV foughtfought thethe battlebattle ofof AgincourtAgincourt Remember,Remember, Henry'sHenry's father—Henryfather—Henry IV,IV, ofof thethe PlantagenetPlantagenet family—wasfamily—was aa strongstrong supportersupporter ofof thethe Archbishop'sArchbishop's campaigncampaign againstagainst ReformersReformers WhenWhen hehe becamebecame king,king, HenryHenry VV tooktook seriouslyseriously hishis role,role, andand supportedsupported thethe ArchbishopArchbishop asas wellwell Thus,Thus, manymany ofof hishis earlierearlier friendsfriends thoughtthought thatthat he'dhe'd turnedturned hishis backback onon themthem ManyMany othersothers thoughtthought thatthat he'dhe'd finallyfinally simplysimply growngrown upup TheThe RenaissanceRenaissance ImportantImportant familiesfamilies changedchanged everythingeverything 14151415 HenryHenry VV foughtfought thethe battlebattle ofof AgincourtAgincourt Remember,Remember, Henry'sHenry's father—Henryfather—Henry IV,IV, ofof thethe PlantagenetPlantagenet family—wasfamily—was aa strongstrong supportersupporter ofof thethe Archbishop'sArchbishop's campaigncampaign againstagainst ReformersReformers WhenWhen hehe becamebecame king,king, HenryHenry VV tooktook seriouslyseriously hishis role,role, andand supportedsupported thethe ArchbishopArchbishop asas wellwell InIn 1415,1415, hehe sailedsailed toto FranceFrance toto personallypersonally leadlead thethe fightingfighting therethere Henry argued that his claim to the French throne was stronger than French King Charles VI's claim (Remember: both the English king Edward II and the French king Philip VI had each claimed that, by law, he was the rightful next king of France) TheThe RenaissanceRenaissance ImportantImportant familiesfamilies changedchanged everythingeverything 14151415 HenryHenry VV foughtfought thethe battlebattle ofof AgincourtAgincourt Remember,Remember, Henry'sHenry's father—Henryfather—Henry IV,IV, ofof thethe PlantagenetPlantagenet family—wasfamily—was aa strongstrong supportersupporter ofof thethe Archbishop'sArchbishop's campaigncampaign againstagainst ReformersReformers WhenWhen hehe becamebecame king,king, HenryHenry VV tooktook seriouslyseriously hishis role,role, andand supportedsupported thethe ArchbishopArchbishop asas wellwell InIn 1415,1415, hehe sailedsailed toto FranceFrance toto personallypersonally leadlead thethe fightingfighting therethere Henry argued that his claim to the French throne was stronger than French King Charles VI's claim Henry began taking town after town while Charles took his time marshalling his forces, building up slowly while Henry exhausted his own troops (think rope-a-dope) TheThe RenaissanceRenaissance ImportantImportant familiesfamilies changedchanged everythingeverything 14151415 HenryHenry VV foughtfought thethe battlebattle ofof AgincourtAgincourt Remember,Remember, Henry'sHenry's father—Henryfather—Henry IV,IV, ofof thethe PlantagenetPlantagenet family—wasfamily—was aa strongstrong supportersupporter ofof thethe Archbishop'sArchbishop's campaigncampaign againstagainst ReformersReformers WhenWhen hehe becamebecame king,king, HenryHenry VV tooktook seriouslyseriously hishis role,role, andand supportedsupported thethe ArchbishopArchbishop asas wellwell InIn 1415,1415, hehe sailedsailed toto FranceFrance toto personallypersonally leadlead thethe fightingfighting therethere On October 25, Henry's tired, hungry 6,000 men met Charles' fresh and ready 30-36,000 men at a field near Agincourt The British held the high hill, and it had rained the night before, so the ground was all soft and soggy with mud But the mud worked for the British, since the heavy war horses and armored French knights bogged down badly leavingleaving thethe FrenchmenFrenchmen sittingsitting ducks for the British archers and their longbows... just like they'd been at Crécy in 1340 TheThe RenaissanceRenaissance ImportantImportant familiesfamilies changedchanged everythingeverything 14151415 HenryHenry VV foughtfought thethe battlebattle ofof AgincourtAgincourt Remember,Remember, Henry'sHenry's father—Henryfather—Henry IV,IV, ofof thethe PlantagenetPlantagenet family—wasfamily—was aa strongstrong supportersupporter ofof thethe Archbishop'sArchbishop's campaigncampaign againstagainst ReformersReformers WhenWhen hehe becamebecame king,king, HenryHenry VV tooktook seriouslyseriously hishis role,role, andand supportedsupported thethe ArchbishopArchbishop asas wellwell InIn 1415,1415, hehe sailedsailed toto FranceFrance toto personallypersonally leadlead thethe fightingfighting therethere On October 25, Henry's tired, hungry 6,000 men met Charles' fresh and ready 30-36,000 men at a field near Agincourt In the end, the British won the day The French lost 7-10,000 men The British lost 112 men Eventually, Charles gave Henry his daughter, Catherine, in marriage, and England essentially controlled France TheThe RenaissanceRenaissance ImportantImportant familiesfamilies changedchanged everythingeverything 14151415 HenryHenry VV foughtfought thethe battlebattle ofof AgincourtAgincourt Remember,Remember, Henry'sHenry's father—Henryfather—Henry IV,IV, ofof thethe PlantagenetPlantagenet family—wasfamily—was aa strongstrong supportersupporter ofof thethe Archbishop'sArchbishop's campaigncampaign againstagainst ReformersReformers WhenWhen hehe becamebecame king,king, HenryHenry VV tooktook seriouslyseriously hishis role,role, andand supportedsupported thethe ArchbishopArchbishop asas wellwell InIn 1415,1415, hehe sailedsailed toto FranceFrance toto personallypersonally leadlead thethe fightingfighting therethere TheThe EmperorEmperor ZsigmondZsigmond visitedvisited HenryHenry toto brokerbroker peacepeace andand toto groomgroom himhim asas anan allyally Henry presented him with the Order of the Garter—Britain's greatest military honor Zsigmond made Henry a knight inin thethe OrderOrder ofof thethe DragonDragon TheThe RenaissanceRenaissance ImportantImportant familiesfamilies changedchanged everythingeverything 14151415 HenryHenry VV foughtfought thethe battlebattle ofof AgincourtAgincourt Remember,Remember, Henry'sHenry's father—Henryfather—Henry IV,IV, ofof thethe PlantagenetPlantagenet family—wasfamily—was aa strongstrong supportersupporter ofof thethe Archbishop'sArchbishop's campaigncampaign againstagainst ReformersReformers WhenWhen hehe becamebecame king,king, HenryHenry VV tooktook seriouslyseriously hishis role,role, andand supportedsupported thethe ArchbishopArchbishop asas wellwell InIn 1415,1415, hehe sailedsailed toto FranceFrance toto personallypersonally leadlead thethe fightingfighting therethere TheThe EmperorEmperor ZsigmondZsigmond visitedvisited HenryHenry toto brokerbroker peacepeace andand toto groomgroom himhim asas anan allyally Henry presented him with the Order of the Garter—Britain's greatest military honor Zsigmond made Henry a knight inin thethe OrderOrder ofof thethe DragonDragon And then Henry died, forcing Henry VI to become king as a child —whose regents then quickly lostlost France...France... The Hundred Years' War was over TheThe RenaissanceRenaissance FunkyFunky littlelittle teachingteaching moment—moment— ButBut thatthat doesn'tdoesn't

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