Dan Jones

generally a small group of people who've helped you do it to expect undue rewards king makers um and it's it's always a difficult situation so henry the fourth becomes king he's got four sons henry thomas uh john and humphrey and the eldest three of those he starts deploying quite quickly as his kind of lieutenant because the theory is you could

You might not be able to trust many people in this country he's taken over, but he's going to be able to trust his family. These boys are also teenagers, and they're given a lot of responsibility as a means of military and political training. Henry, to be Henry V, the eldest, is made Prince of Wales. That's still typically the title that's given to the male heir to the now British, crown.

You might not be able to trust many people in this country he's taken over, but he's going to be able to trust his family. These boys are also teenagers, and they're given a lot of responsibility as a means of military and political training. Henry, to be Henry V, the eldest, is made Prince of Wales. That's still typically the title that's given to the male heir to the now British, crown.

You might not be able to trust many people in this country he's taken over, but he's going to be able to trust his family. These boys are also teenagers, and they're given a lot of responsibility as a means of military and political training. Henry, to be Henry V, the eldest, is made Prince of Wales. That's still typically the title that's given to the male heir to the now British, crown.

And he sent off to Wales at the age of about 13 to deal with the rebellion of a Welsh kind of firebrand rabble-rouser known as Owain Glyndwr, or Owen Glyndwr in Shakespeare. Glyndwr has claimed that he is the native rightful Prince of Wales, and he's raised the whole of that principality in rebellion against English rule. He's in contact with France, who are England's foreign enemies.

And he sent off to Wales at the age of about 13 to deal with the rebellion of a Welsh kind of firebrand rabble-rouser known as Owain Glyndwr, or Owen Glyndwr in Shakespeare. Glyndwr has claimed that he is the native rightful Prince of Wales, and he's raised the whole of that principality in rebellion against English rule. He's in contact with France, who are England's foreign enemies.

And he sent off to Wales at the age of about 13 to deal with the rebellion of a Welsh kind of firebrand rabble-rouser known as Owain Glyndwr, or Owen Glyndwr in Shakespeare. Glyndwr has claimed that he is the native rightful Prince of Wales, and he's raised the whole of that principality in rebellion against English rule. He's in contact with France, who are England's foreign enemies.

He's in contact with would-be rebels within the Kingdom of England, Scotland, and so on. Young Henry is sent to cut his teeth as a military commander with mentors, with people to help him who are experienced soldiers, but he's got to learn on the job. Fortunately, he takes to this task with a high degree of enthusiasm.

He's in contact with would-be rebels within the Kingdom of England, Scotland, and so on. Young Henry is sent to cut his teeth as a military commander with mentors, with people to help him who are experienced soldiers, but he's got to learn on the job. Fortunately, he takes to this task with a high degree of enthusiasm.

He's in contact with would-be rebels within the Kingdom of England, Scotland, and so on. Young Henry is sent to cut his teeth as a military commander with mentors, with people to help him who are experienced soldiers, but he's got to learn on the job. Fortunately, he takes to this task with a high degree of enthusiasm.

There's a great letter, which I quote in the book, which he writes about the age of 15 to his father. Young Henry is in Wales. Henry IV, the king, is in London. And young Henry, 15 years old, writes back to report what's been going on with Englander. And it's in French, and I'll paraphrase it into English. He says, dear dad, hope all's well. You sent me here to deal with this Englander.

There's a great letter, which I quote in the book, which he writes about the age of 15 to his father. Young Henry is in Wales. Henry IV, the king, is in London. And young Henry, 15 years old, writes back to report what's been going on with Englander. And it's in French, and I'll paraphrase it into English. He says, dear dad, hope all's well. You sent me here to deal with this Englander.

There's a great letter, which I quote in the book, which he writes about the age of 15 to his father. Young Henry is in Wales. Henry IV, the king, is in London. And young Henry, 15 years old, writes back to report what's been going on with Englander. And it's in French, and I'll paraphrase it into English. He says, dear dad, hope all's well. You sent me here to deal with this Englander.

Well, the guy's been putting it around that he wants a fight. So I went out looking for him to have this fight he says he wants. I couldn't find him anywhere, so I went around his house. He wasn't in, so I burned it down. And then I went round his other house, and he wasn't there either.

Well, the guy's been putting it around that he wants a fight. So I went out looking for him to have this fight he says he wants. I couldn't find him anywhere, so I went around his house. He wasn't in, so I burned it down. And then I went round his other house, and he wasn't there either.

Well, the guy's been putting it around that he wants a fight. So I went out looking for him to have this fight he says he wants. I couldn't find him anywhere, so I went around his house. He wasn't in, so I burned it down. And then I went round his other house, and he wasn't there either.

But one of his friends was and begged me to spare his life and offered me all this money, so I cut his head off. Hope was well, praise be to God, lots of love, Henry. It's astonishing. And I mean, yeah, of course I'm paraphrasing, but I'm not really paraphrasing that much.

But one of his friends was and begged me to spare his life and offered me all this money, so I cut his head off. Hope was well, praise be to God, lots of love, Henry. It's astonishing. And I mean, yeah, of course I'm paraphrasing, but I'm not really paraphrasing that much.

But one of his friends was and begged me to spare his life and offered me all this money, so I cut his head off. Hope was well, praise be to God, lots of love, Henry. It's astonishing. And I mean, yeah, of course I'm paraphrasing, but I'm not really paraphrasing that much.

I mean, this letter just like bursts with kind of youthful bravado, with brio, with just genuine love and enthusiasm for the business of warfare. So here... the Lancastrian family, as we call Henry IV and his kids, have lucked out effectively because this boy, to be Henry V, absolutely loves war. He really, really takes to it. And he's just got an innate taste for it.