Dan Jones

That claim, which although Edwards does bargain away in 1360, seems to persist in the minds of at least some of the English who believe that it should never have been bargained away, who believe that actually, no, you know what, it is our blood right to be kings of both realms. And Henry V certainly buys into it. He comes to the throne as a 26-year-old guy with this burning sense of injustice.

That claim, which although Edwards does bargain away in 1360, seems to persist in the minds of at least some of the English who believe that it should never have been bargained away, who believe that actually, no, you know what, it is our blood right to be kings of both realms. And Henry V certainly buys into it. He comes to the throne as a 26-year-old guy with this burning sense of injustice.

That claim, which although Edwards does bargain away in 1360, seems to persist in the minds of at least some of the English who believe that it should never have been bargained away, who believe that actually, no, you know what, it is our blood right to be kings of both realms. And Henry V certainly buys into it. He comes to the throne as a 26-year-old guy with this burning sense of injustice.

He is like, I should be the king of France as well as the king of England. That's not to say that he doesn't see there are other parts to this claim. It's not just that he thinks it's his right to have that crown and that in and of itself is a political goal.

He is like, I should be the king of France as well as the king of England. That's not to say that he doesn't see there are other parts to this claim. It's not just that he thinks it's his right to have that crown and that in and of itself is a political goal.

He is like, I should be the king of France as well as the king of England. That's not to say that he doesn't see there are other parts to this claim. It's not just that he thinks it's his right to have that crown and that in and of itself is a political goal.

He also sees that there are great economic advantages to having cause to make war on France, that there are great territorial concessions he can make if he goes to war with France. But I think he really does believe in a way that no one before him has wholeheartedly believed that he should be the king of France. And he's going to do anything within his power to stake that claim.

He also sees that there are great economic advantages to having cause to make war on France, that there are great territorial concessions he can make if he goes to war with France. But I think he really does believe in a way that no one before him has wholeheartedly believed that he should be the king of France. And he's going to do anything within his power to stake that claim.

He also sees that there are great economic advantages to having cause to make war on France, that there are great territorial concessions he can make if he goes to war with France. But I think he really does believe in a way that no one before him has wholeheartedly believed that he should be the king of France. And he's going to do anything within his power to stake that claim.

So in 1415, when he's been king for just over two years, he sets sail with a very, very big army, the biggest that had been taken out of England since his great-grandfather's day, to invade England. Normandy, so the duchy in northern France. And he invades at the mouth of the River Seine, a town called Harfleur.

So in 1415, when he's been king for just over two years, he sets sail with a very, very big army, the biggest that had been taken out of England since his great-grandfather's day, to invade England. Normandy, so the duchy in northern France. And he invades at the mouth of the River Seine, a town called Harfleur.

So in 1415, when he's been king for just over two years, he sets sail with a very, very big army, the biggest that had been taken out of England since his great-grandfather's day, to invade England. Normandy, so the duchy in northern France. And he invades at the mouth of the River Seine, a town called Harfleur.

And if anyone listening knows their Shakespeare, they'll be familiar with the siege of Harfleur, with cannon being deployed against the walls of this coastal town. Once more into the breach, dear friends, the great soliloquy comes from that part of the play. Henry spends a long time besieging this city and then successfully takes it. And that is a great victory.

And if anyone listening knows their Shakespeare, they'll be familiar with the siege of Harfleur, with cannon being deployed against the walls of this coastal town. Once more into the breach, dear friends, the great soliloquy comes from that part of the play. Henry spends a long time besieging this city and then successfully takes it. And that is a great victory.

And if anyone listening knows their Shakespeare, they'll be familiar with the siege of Harfleur, with cannon being deployed against the walls of this coastal town. Once more into the breach, dear friends, the great soliloquy comes from that part of the play. Henry spends a long time besieging this city and then successfully takes it. And that is a great victory.

It's the greatest victory in 1415 that the English had won against the French since 1347, sort of. 1356, let's say. But it was the greatest town they'd won since 1347 when they'd taken Calais. And it wins them this really, really useful bridgehead on the French coast. But Henry's feel, like that's not enough. And you see his psychology at the moment that he wins the siege at Arfleur.

It's the greatest victory in 1415 that the English had won against the French since 1347, sort of. 1356, let's say. But it was the greatest town they'd won since 1347 when they'd taken Calais. And it wins them this really, really useful bridgehead on the French coast. But Henry's feel, like that's not enough. And you see his psychology at the moment that he wins the siege at Arfleur.

It's the greatest victory in 1415 that the English had won against the French since 1347, sort of. 1356, let's say. But it was the greatest town they'd won since 1347 when they'd taken Calais. And it wins them this really, really useful bridgehead on the French coast. But Henry's feel, like that's not enough. And you see his psychology at the moment that he wins the siege at Arfleur.

It's late in the year 1415. It's too late to besiege any other cities. His men are very sick. There's a lot of dysentery and other diseases whipping around the camp. Lots of his friends have died of these diseases. They're running out of food. Everything says, you've won Arfleur. Secure it. Go home. Regroup. Come again. But Henry doesn't do that. He decides that he wants more.

It's late in the year 1415. It's too late to besiege any other cities. His men are very sick. There's a lot of dysentery and other diseases whipping around the camp. Lots of his friends have died of these diseases. They're running out of food. Everything says, you've won Arfleur. Secure it. Go home. Regroup. Come again. But Henry doesn't do that. He decides that he wants more.