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Humphrey Duke Of Gloucester

CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION, xvii

CHAPTER I

EARLY LIFE

Birth of Humphrey: his parents--The change of
dynasty--The Order of the Bath--Plot to kill Henry
IV. and his sons--Humphrey made a Knight of the
Garter--Visit to Abbey of Bardney--Accession of
Henry V.--Humphrey created Earl of Pembroke and
Duke of Gloucester--Negotiations between England
and France--Preparations for war--The Southampton
Conspiracy: its warning--Gloucester's retinue in
the 1415 campaign--The siege of Harfleur--March
from Harfleur to Agincourt--The battle of
Agincourt--The King's return to England, 1-32

CHAPTER II

THE WAR IN FRANCE

Various phases of Gloucester's career--The Emperor
Sigismund's visit to England: reception by
Gloucester--The Treaty of Canterbury--Gloucester
hostage at St. Omer for the safety of the Duke of
Burgundy visiting Henry V. at Calais--Gloucester
and Sigismund: a contrast in characters--Renewal of
the war--The siege of Caen--Gloucester's military
qualities--The sieges of AlenÃ§on and
Falaise--Gloucester despatched to subdue the
CÃ´tentin--The CÃ´tentin expedition--The siege of
Cherbourg--Gloucester joins Henry V. at the siege
of Rouen--Gloucester's negotiations for a
wife--Further military undertakings: the capture of
Ivry--Gloucester returns to England, 33-80

CHAPTER III

THE EVOLUTION OF GLOUCESTER'S POLICY

Gloucester Regent of England: terms of his
commission--State of the country at this time; the
rise of the Middle Classes and their support of
Gloucester--The King of Scotland and
Gloucester--The Treaty of Troyes proclaimed in
England--Influence of this treaty on Gloucester's
policy--Restlessness of Parliament--The return of
Henry V. to England--Coronation of Queen
Catharine--The misfortunes of Jacqueline of
Hainault: her arrival in England and meeting with
Gloucester--Henry V.'s policy with regard to
Jacqueline--Third French campaign--The siege of
Dreux--Gloucester's second Regency of
England--Death of Henry V.: his wishes for the
government of his kingdoms--Claimants for the
Protectorate: Henry Beaufort, Bedford, and
Gloucester: their qualifications--Opposition to
Gloucester's claims: his removal from the
Regency--Appointment to the Protectorate: the
limitations placed on Gloucester's power and their
effect--Alliance between Gloucester and Bedford and
its significance--Dissensions in the Regency
Council--Execution of Sir John Mortimer and death
of the Earl of March, 81-124

CHAPTER IV

GLOUCESTER AND HAINAULT

Jacqueline's treatment in England--Her marriage to
Gloucester--Visit of Gloucester and Jacqueline to
St. Albans--Burgundy objects to Gloucester's
pretensions to govern Hainault--Attempted
arbitration between Gloucester and
Burgundy--Gloucester's claim--His departure with
Jacqueline for Hainault--Renewed attempts at
arbitration--March from Calais to
Hainault--Reception in Hainault: attitude of
Mons--The Estates of Hainault accept Gloucester as
Regent--Complaints of the behaviour of the English
soldiers--Papal procrastination in deciding
Jacqueline's divorce appeal--Burgundy prepares for
armed interference--Siege of
Braine-le-Comte--Gloucester's
inactivity--Correspondence of Gloucester and
Burgundy who agree to a duel--Increased hostility
to Gloucester in Hainault--Gloucester returns to
England--The motive and wisdom of his Hainault
policy, 125-161

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