Humphrey Duke of Gloucester - A Biography - The Original Classic Edition

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Birth of Humphrey: his parentsThe change of dynastyThe Order of the BathPlot to kill Henry IV. and his sonsHumphrey made a Knight of the GarterVisit to Abbey of BardneyAccession of Henry V.Humphrey created Earl of Pembroke and Duke of GloucesterNegotiations between England and FrancePreparations for warThe Southampton Conspiracy: its warningGloucester's retinue in the 1415 campaignThe siege of HarfleurMarch from Harfleur to AgincourtThe battle of AgincourtThe King's return to England, 1-32 ...Gloucester Regent of England: terms of his commissionState of the country at this time; the rise of the Middle Classes and their support of GloucesterThe King of Scotland and GloucesterThe Treaty of Troyes proclaimed in EnglandInfluence of this treaty on Gloucester's policyRestlessness of ParliamentThe return of Henry V. to EnglandCoronation of Queen CatharineThe misfortunes of Jacqueline of Hainault: her arrival in England and meeting with GloucesterHenry V.'s policy with regard to JacquelineThird French campaignThe siege of DreuxGloucester's second Regency of EnglandDeath of Henry V.: his wishes for the government of his kingdomsClaimants for the Protectorate: Henry Beaufort, Bedford, and Gloucester: their qualificationsOpposition to Gloucester's claims: his removal from the RegencyAppointment to the Protectorate: the limitations placed on Gloucester's power and their effectAlliance between Gloucester and Bedford and its significanceDissensions in the Regency CouncilExecution of Sir John Mortimer and death of the Earl of March, 81-124

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