Henry V's Impact on the Hundred Years War
Elective History Medieval Assignment
Henry V
Henry V made a significant impact on the outcome of the Hundred Years War. Henry V shifted the focus of the war to the north of France; the areas of Normandy and Brittany were now a central focus instead of lands close to Gascony in southern France. He was the first king to successfully conquer all of northern France and beyond, and not stopping at conquering, but securing permanent fixtures to ensure that his occupation would remain unchallenged. Henry V’s most important accomplishment was that of the creation of the treaty of Troyes, according to C.T. Allmand, “This was the most important treaty of the Hundred Years War”. This treaty secured the French crown for the English, achieving the goal Edward III possessed when he first invaded France.
Henry V had two major areas of impact, his first campaign into France in 1415, in which he captured a powerful tool in the form of the castle Harfluer. During the same campaign he won a decisive victory at Agincourt, smashing the French opponents even when heavily outnumbered. His other area of significance was his second campaign into France, in which he would eventually conquer all of Normandy and take the French crown for England. Henry V achieved all of the goals during his lifetime; he conquered and occupied all the northern areas of France. Most importantly though, is that he secured the throne of France for England.
The Hundred Years War originated from a time where England was still a vassal state of France, requiring the kings of England to pay homage to the French crown. By the 1330’s, England had a strong sense of national identity, and during this time, England gradually came into a state of hostility with France, for which one of the main reasons was the dispute and friction over Gascony, a region in the south of France, which was under English rule. By establishing that England required paying homage to the French crown for Gascony created a tension
Henry V
Henry V made a significant impact on the outcome of the Hundred Years War. Henry V shifted the focus of the war to the north of France; the areas of Normandy and Brittany were now a central focus instead of lands close to Gascony in southern France. He was the first king to successfully conquer all of northern France and beyond, and not stopping at conquering, but securing permanent fixtures to ensure that his occupation would remain unchallenged. Henry V’s most important accomplishment was that of the creation of the treaty of Troyes, according to C.T. Allmand, “This was the most important treaty of the Hundred Years War”. This treaty secured the French crown for the English, achieving the goal Edward III possessed when he first invaded France.
Henry V had two major areas of impact, his first campaign into France in 1415, in which he captured a powerful tool in the form of the castle Harfluer. During the same campaign he won a decisive victory at Agincourt, smashing the French opponents even when heavily outnumbered. His other area of significance was his second campaign into France, in which he would eventually conquer all of Normandy and take the French crown for England. Henry V achieved all of the goals during his lifetime; he conquered and occupied all the northern areas of France. Most importantly though, is that he secured the throne of France for England.
The Hundred Years War originated from a time where England was still a vassal state of France, requiring the kings of England to pay homage to the French crown. By the 1330’s, England had a strong sense of national identity, and during this time, England gradually came into a state of hostility with France, for which one of the main reasons was the dispute and friction over Gascony, a region in the south of France, which was under English rule. By establishing that England required paying homage to the French crown for Gascony created a tension
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