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Title: The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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great advantage rested with the English bowmen, who, beingdismounted, could move readily, while sharpened stakes were driven deep intothe earth in front of each archer, effectually checking the charges of thecavalry. The English gained a striking victory, which is known in history asAgincourt, because of the name of the castle standing near the battle-ground. Great was the rejoicing in England over this wonderful triumph of heryeomen. King Henry was received on his return with the most extravagantoutbursts of joy, and there was no longer any question of his right to sit uponthe throne. Ballads were sung: Agincourt, Agincourt, Know ye not Agincourt ? When our best hopes were nought.Tenfold our foemen, Harry led his men to battle, Slew the French like sheep and cattle-Huzza, our bowmen ! The memory of Henrys great deeds lingered long in popular memory.;Shakespeare has made the Kings victories in France the subject of one of his(inest plays, a paean of rejoicing over Englands greatness.
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England—Conquest and Loss of France 1025 The young King led a second and larger-army to France in 1417, and^,profiting by the dissensions of the French, captured one city after another.,antil all Normandy was in his hands. By the treaty of Troyes in 1420, Paris,itself surrendered. Henry married Catharine, the daughter of the mad French.King, and was to succeed his dying father-in-law upon the throne. Such ofFrance as he had already conquered became Englands property at once. So here was a second crown ready to fall into the hands of this remarkableman, as yet scarcely out of his youth. It was too much of good fortune,Henry died in 1422, while still busy crushing out the smouldering sparks ofdiscontent in his new realm of France. Two months later the mad FrenchKing followed him to the grave. Henrys body was brought back to Englandand buried in Westminster Abbey, where you may see his saddle and helmetsuspended over his tomb. He left a son—also named Henry—only nine months old, wh

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