Hello everyone and welcome to the History of England episode 145, the Agingcore campaign,

part 2.

So last week we got to the final casting off of the English fleet. We talked about the

French King, his son the Dofa and his close council of juke's and marshals and constables

and the split between the Armaniak and Burgundy. So let's get on with the action. But before

we do I bring glad tidings of great joy folks, great joy and there will be much rejoicing.

I have two words for you, animated maps, ladies and gentlemen animated maps. We have

two, one for the campaign and one for Agingcore itself. So hi thee to the website, lads and

asses, with my continuing thanks to Andy and my brother and you can see the whole campaign

captured for you in 14 easy slides.

OK, so I Henry had a few strategic choices and no doubt an attack from both Gaskiny and

Normandy had been considered. But Gaskiny, although having the advantage of a safe base,

was too far away from the centre of French power to be a sensible choice. Another possibility

had been Calle, but the French would be expecting that and anyway Henry was going for something

more permanent. Now that he'd been knocked back, diplomatically, the gloves were off and

he was going to be King of France or at very least Duke of Normandy.

That meant these Normans were going to be his subjects and just wandering around, eating

bombons and burning and pillaging in the style of the old Chivorsay wasn't going to win

him permanent control or any friends from his new subjects.

Having said that, it's August. At East Grinstead wasn't built in a day, so he'd be limited

in what he could achieve. So the strategy was probably to focus on the river Senn, running

through Normandy to Paris.

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