Hello everyone and welcome to the History of England episode 139 of 4 of Klingdown.

In 1406 Prince Henry, son of King Henry, was 20 and without doubt becoming a force in

the kingdom. Henry V does, he will of course be known, is something of an iconic figure

for the English, Aging Corn, Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free, blah blah blah.

The debate is whether he was indeed the greatest king to sit on the English throne or whether

in fact he is something of a hard faced, cold and calculating monster as has been more

recently came. So it will be interesting to see how the lad goes down while dad is still

around, and as we get to 1406, Prince Henry does indeed begin to play a greater role in

the life of the nation, and his north-haw is a happy or comfortable role.

Prince Henry had enjoyed by all accounts an entirely conventional early childhood. He lived

with his mum Mary Bohoon, shared a room with his brothers Thomas, John and Humphrey, and

had his own greyhands. He was taught the harp, and more interestingly for him no doubt, he

was taught to fight. He spent his time on falconry, fishing, riding and walking. He had

a conventional education as well, and like his father he appears to have taken to and

liked his learning. One of his early tutors was his uncle Henry Bohurt only 12 years older

than him. Henry Bohurt was at Cambridge University and was to become chancellor of that university

by the age of 20, Bishop of Winchester by the age of 24 and chancellor of England for

a couple of years between 1403 and 5.

Our Henry Bohurt is a larger than life figure that will hear a lot more about over the next

50 years or so, and his relationship with Prince Henry started young and he helped spark

a love of learning in the Prince. Many years later, as the brutality of the

sieges of Carthon Moore unfolded, Henry was carrying with him an extensive library with

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