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Hello and welcome back to Epox.

This shall be the last episode on Henry V.

After this one, I'll move on to something else entirely. So if you remember last time,

we ended up with the murder of the John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and Henry entering Paris

in triumph, essentially. So I'll pick up the story with Anne Currie and with quite a bit of detail on the last few years, last couple of years

odd of Henry's life. So Anne Curry tells us this. In the cathedral at Tuor on the 21st of May 1420,

Henry V was acknowledged by Charles de 6th, King of France as heir to the French crown, so effectively disinheriting

the Dofan, his own son, who's got a giant faction and lots of money and influence.

So it's all very well, Henry winning a battle and forcing his opponent's hand politically,

but the Dofan and all his supporters are still out there, so they haven't

just disappeared.

In the opening passage of the treaty, sealed on that day, Charles noted how several previous

treaties had been made between his predecessors and those of the most higher prince of

our very dear son, Henry, King of England and heir of France, but none had brought the fruit of peace

so desired. Mindful of how much damage and sorrow has been caused by the division of the kingdoms

to this point, not only for the kingdoms but also for the church. Charles was now making peace with

Henry, even if in reality it had been Henry who had called the tune in the

preceding negotiations. The 31 main clauses which follow give the terms of this piece. Henry was not

to hinder Charles's possession of the French crown while he lived, but at his death the crown of France

was to remain perpetually with Henry and his heirs. From that point on, the two crowns were always to be

held by the same person, even though the two kingdoms would retain their liberties, customs,

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