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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. 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 TH
ess of all save his own pleasure, but his death increased the misery of France through the long and deadly struggle for vengeance that followed. The king was helpless, and the children of the Duke of Orleans were young; but their cause was taken up by a Gascon noble, Bernard, Count of Armagnac, whose name the party took. The Duke of Burgundy was always popular 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.-- IN FOOLISH MAN HEEDLESS OF ALL SAVE HIS OWN PLEASURE BUT HIS DEATH INCREASED THE MISERY OF FRANCE THROUGH THE LONG AND DEADLY STRUGGLE FOR VENGEANCE THAT FOLLOWED THE KING WAS HELPLESS AND THE CHILDREN OF THE DUKE OF ORLEANS WERE YOUNG BUT THEIR CAUSE WAS TAKEN UP BY A GASCON NOBLE BERNARD COUNT OF ARMAGNAC WHOSE NAME THE PARTY TOOK THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY WAS ALWAYS POPULAR 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 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
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