large/12344/historyoffrance_1807_librivox_64kb_mp3/historyoffrance_02_yonge_64kb_88
large/12344/historyoffrance_1807_librivox_64kb_mp3/historyoffrance_02_yonge_64kb
English
12344
had been obliged to leave Normandy and march towards Calais in search of supplies. The armies met at Agincourt, where, though the French greatly outnumbered the English, the skill of Henry and the folly and confusion of the dauphin's army led to a total defeat, and the captivity of half the chief men in France of the Armagnac party  among them the young Duke of Orleans. HAD BEEN OBLIGED TO LEAVE NORMANDY AND MARCH TOWARDS CALIT IN SEARCH OF SUPPLIES THE ARMIES MET AT AJANCOURT WHERE THOUGH THE FRENCH GREATLY OUTNUMBERED THE ENGLISH THE SKILL OF HENRY AND THE FOLLY AND CONFUSION OF THE DAUPHIN'S ARMY LED TO A TOTAL DEFEAT AND THE CAPTIVITY OF HALF THE CHIEF MEN IN FRANCE OF THE ARMAGNAC PARTY AMONG THEM THE YOUNG DUKE OF ORLEANS
r in Paris, where the people, led by the Guild of Butchers, were so devoted to him that he ventured to have a sermon preached at the university, justifying the murder. There was again a feeble attempt at reform made by the burghers; but, as before, the more violent and lawless were guilty of such excesses that the opposite party were called in to put them down. The Armagnacs were admitted into Paris, and took a terrible vengeance on the Butchers and on all adherents of Burgundy, in the name of the Dauphin Louis, the king's eldest son, a weak, dissipated youth, who was entirely led by the Count of Armagnac. 9. Invasion of Henry V.--All this time the war with England had smouldered on, only broken by brief truces; and when France was in this wretched state Henry V. renewed the claim of Edward III., and in 1415 landed before Harfleur. After delaying till he had taken the city, the dauphin called together the whole nobility of the kingdom, and advanced against Henry, who, like Edward III., IS WHERE THE PEOPLE LED BY THE GUILD OF BUTCHERS WERE SO DEVOTED TO HIM THAT HE VENTURED TO HAVE A SERMON PREACHED AT THE UNIVERSITY JUSTIFYING THE MURDER THERE WAS AGAIN A FEEBLE ATTEMPT AT REFORM MADE BY THE BURGHERS BUT AS BEFORE THE MORE VIOLENT AND LAWLESS WERE GUILTY OF SUCH EXCESSES THAT THE OPPOSITE PARTY WERE CALLED IN TO PUT THEM DOWN THE ARMACS WERE ADMITTED INTO PARIS AND TOOK A TERRIBLE VENGEANCE ON THE BUTCHERS AND ON ALL ADHERENTS OF BURGUNDY IN THE NAME OF THE DAUPHIN LOUIS THE KING'S ELDEST SON A WEAK DISSIPATED YOUTH WHO WAS ENTIRELY LED BY THE COUNT OF ARMAGNAC NINE INVASION OF HENRY THE FIFTH ALL THIS TIME THE WAR WITH ENGLAND HAD SMOULDERED ON ONLY BROKEN BY BRIEF TRACES AND WHEN FRANCE WAS IN THIS WRETCHED STATE HENRY THE FIFTH RENEWED THE CLAIM OF EDWARD THE THIRD AND IN FOURTEEN FIFTEEN LANDED BEFORE AFFLUURCH AFTER DELAYING TILL HE HAD TAKEN THE CITY THE DAUPHIN CALLED TOGETHER THE WHOLE NOBILITY OF THE KINGDOM AND ADVANCED AGAINST HENRY WHO LIKE EDWARD A THIRD
large/12344/historyoffrance_1807_librivox_64kb_mp3/historyoffrance_02_yonge_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/12344/historyoffrance_1807_librivox_64kb_mp3/historyoffrance_02_yonge_64kb.flac