The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters - June 22, 2025


PREVIEW： Epochs #216 ｜ Henry V： Part XI


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16 minutes

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181.72408

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2,926

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3

Misogynist Sentences

1

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25


Summary

Henry V was an English monarch who ruled France between 1419-1420. He was the son of Charles V, King of France, and the heir to the French crown, but he was also known as Henry the Great, a man with a reputation for his ruthlessness and ruthlessness. His name was Henry V, and he was one of the most hated monarchs in history, but no one can argue that he was not also the most brilliant. Henry V was a man who, in the eyes of history, was the greatest conqueror of all time. But there was a twist at the end of his reign that many have long forgotten. And that is the story of the Treaty of Troyes, which cemented Henry's position as the rightful heir to France's crown.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 EPOX
00:00:10.200 Hello and welcome back to EPOX
00:00:15.160 This shall be the last episode on Henry V
00:00:17.620 After this one I'll move on to something else entirely
00:00:20.440 So if you remember last time
00:00:22.520 We ended up with the murder of John the Fearless
00:00:26.360 Duke of Burgundy
00:00:27.140 And Henry entering Paris in triumph essentially
00:00:31.640 So I'll pick up the story with Anne Currie
00:00:35.240 And with quite a bit of detail on the last few years
00:00:40.000 Last couple of years odd of Henry's life
00:00:42.560 So Anne Currie tells us this
00:00:44.540 In the cathedral at Troyes on the 21st of May 1420
00:00:47.920 Henry V was acknowledged by Charles VI
00:00:50.560 King of France as heir to the French crown
00:00:53.400 So you know effectively disinheriting the Dauphin
00:00:56.240 His own son who's got a giant faction
00:00:58.480 And lots of money and influence
00:01:00.440 So it's all very well Henry winning a battle
00:01:03.940 And forcing his opponent's hand politically
00:01:07.560 But the Dauphin and all his supporters are still out there
00:01:10.900 So they haven't just disappeared
00:01:12.420 In the opening passage of the treaty sealed on that day
00:01:15.420 Charles noted how several previous treaties had been made
00:01:18.580 Between his predecessors and those of
00:01:20.920 The most higher prince of our very dear son
00:01:24.000 Henry King of England and heir of France
00:01:26.580 But none had brought the fruit of peace so desired
00:01:29.920 Mindful of how much damage and sorrow has been caused
00:01:34.000 By the division of the kingdoms to this point
00:01:36.140 Not only for the kingdoms but also for the church
00:01:39.020 Charles was now making peace with Henry
00:01:40.980 Even if in reality it had been Henry
00:01:43.380 Who had called the tune in the preceding negotiations
00:01:45.980 The 31 main clauses which follow give the terms of this peace
00:01:49.700 Henry was not to hinder Charles' possession of the French crown
00:01:53.340 While he lived
00:01:54.080 But at his death the crown of France
00:01:56.140 Was to remain perpetually with Henry and his heirs
00:01:59.180 From that point on the two crowns
00:02:01.580 Were always to be held by the same person
00:02:03.520 Even though the two kingdoms
00:02:05.020 Would retain their liberties, customs, usages and laws
00:02:08.360 It was not the Treaty of Troyes which made Henry heir to France
00:02:11.420 He was already that by virtue of the long-standing claim
00:02:14.640 Of the English kings to the French crown
00:02:16.400 Remember that was the whole reason he went to France
00:02:18.480 And had a war in 1415 in the first place
00:02:21.280 Because he was claiming to be king of France
00:02:23.280 From way back when
00:02:24.240 From hundreds of years before
00:02:25.640 At least through the female line
00:02:27.420 The crucial importance of Troyes was that a French king
00:02:31.220 Was now on record as having formally acknowledged that claim
00:02:35.040 What was more
00:02:36.080 While retaining his crown
00:02:37.620 Charles effectively passed his rule immediately to Henry
00:02:40.540 Quote
00:02:41.280 Because we are hindered in such a way
00:02:43.460 His madness
00:02:44.220 That we cannot personally attend
00:02:46.640 To the disposition of the business of our realm
00:02:49.160 The faculty and exercise of governing and ordering
00:02:52.260 Everything concerning the good of the kingdom
00:02:54.460 And its people
00:02:55.540 So it shall be invested in our son Henry
00:02:58.420 Curry again
00:02:59.300 Over the next few weeks
00:03:00.400 We see Henry dropping his title of king of France
00:03:03.240 And replacing it with heir and regent of France
00:03:06.600 To understand such an amazing and unexpected settlement
00:03:09.680 We need to return to the events of the previous autumn
00:03:13.000 The murder of John the Fearless by the Dauphin supporters
00:03:15.700 At the bridge of Montreal on the 10th of September 1419
00:03:19.240 It removed all hope of French unity
00:03:21.720 And forced the Burgundians to ally with Henry
00:03:24.060 At this point the French king and queen remained at Troyes
00:03:27.840 Where they had been placed by Duke John
00:03:30.100 In order to keep them under his control
00:03:31.960 The new Duke of Burgundy
00:03:33.580 John's son Philip
00:03:35.080 Was in Lille
00:03:36.160 While most of the Royal Council
00:03:37.800 Was still under the control
00:03:39.100 Of Burgundian officials in Paris
00:03:41.180 So the French are sort of completely divided
00:03:44.800 And kind of in the middle of some sort of civil war still
00:03:48.200 The citizens of Paris
00:03:49.520 Always a pro-Burgundian and powerful lobby
00:03:52.460 Were alarmed that the murder might embolden Henry
00:03:55.220 To make an attack on the Capitan
00:03:56.660 On the 19th of September 1419
00:03:59.040 The Royal Council
00:04:00.340 With the support of Paris
00:04:01.920 Approached Henry for a truce
00:04:03.680 And to discuss revenge for the murder
00:04:05.820 Henry's response five days later
00:04:07.860 Was to empower his ambassadors
00:04:09.760 To negotiate a final peace
00:04:11.700 Three days later
00:04:12.860 They made a declaration to the Royal Council
00:04:15.340 Which emphasised Henry's right to the French throne
00:04:18.260 But in wording presumably intended to reassure the French
00:04:21.660 Stated that he had no intention that
00:04:23.860 Quote, his French crown
00:04:25.360 Kingdom or people should be subject to his English crown
00:04:28.900 Or that the people of France should become
00:04:30.860 Or be called English
00:04:32.040 End quote
00:04:32.480 Once again he proposed marriage to Catherine
00:04:34.880 And although the declaration did not explicitly mention
00:04:37.840 That Charles would remain king for the rest of his life
00:04:40.580 It promised that Henry would treat his prospective royal in-laws
00:04:44.540 With the honour they deserved
00:04:46.040 So Henry bargaining for the full shebang at that point
00:04:49.860 Henry was undoubtedly the originator of the terms
00:04:52.840 Later enshrined in the Treaty of Troyes
00:04:54.720 He realised that it was to his advantage
00:04:57.120 To stake his claim before the French government
00:04:59.640 And the new Duke of Burgundy
00:05:00.900 Had time to develop their own response
00:05:02.680 To the murder of Duke John
00:05:03.940 When the council at Paris responded by saying
00:05:06.340 The declaration was not what Henry had been asking for in July
00:05:09.320 The king replied bluntly
00:05:11.060 Things are different now
00:05:12.480 Over the following week
00:05:13.660 He developed his plans further
00:05:15.220 Proposing Charles remain king until death
00:05:17.300 In a flurry of diplomatic activity with Paris
00:05:19.940 Lille and Troyes
00:05:21.280 The full terms of a final peace were negotiated
00:05:24.100 Duke Philip the new young Duke of Burgundy
00:05:26.960 Gave his agreement on the 2nd of December
00:05:29.160 For him revenge against the Dauphin
00:05:31.400 Hitherto the unquestioned Valois heir to the crown of France
00:05:35.520 For his father's murder was paramount
00:05:37.660 His adherence to Henry's terms
00:05:39.740 Bought the promise of English military support
00:05:42.020 Meanwhile Henry ordered a closer watch
00:05:44.460 To be kept on Charles Duke of Orléans
00:05:46.660 Who had been prisoner in England
00:05:48.180 Since his capture at Agincourt
00:05:49.800 After all what Henry was proposing
00:05:51.820 Was effectively the disinheritance
00:05:54.040 Of the whole of the Valois dynasty
00:05:55.600 And the Duke was the next male heir after the Dauphin
00:05:58.540 Henry had Louis Robesard
00:06:00.240 A close associate since 1403
00:06:02.420 Sent to Troyes to help persuade Charles and his wife
00:06:05.500 Queen Isabeau to accept English terms
00:06:07.980 With Duke Philip joining the king and queen
00:06:09.980 At Troyes on the 23rd of March
00:06:11.760 The full treaty was agreed on the 9th of April 1420
00:06:14.980 Between the English headed by the Earl of Warwick
00:06:17.680 And the French
00:06:18.340 Henry moved from Pontos on the 8th of May
00:06:21.020 To the Abbey of Saint-Denis
00:06:22.340 The necropolis of French kings
00:06:24.380 Where he paid his obligations as heir
00:06:26.960 Before arriving at Troyes
00:06:28.600 On the same day the treaty was sealed
00:06:30.540 Henry and Catherine were betrothed
00:06:31.980 They were married less than two weeks later
00:06:34.380 On the 2nd of June
00:06:35.280 The treaty was announced immediately in France
00:06:37.440 And its terms sent back to England
00:06:39.200 To be proclaimed so that
00:06:40.800 All our people may have very true knowledge
00:06:43.420 Thereof of their consolation
00:06:45.020 Negotiations had added many causes
00:06:47.140 To the basic terms
00:06:48.220 In order to serve the various parties involved
00:06:50.300 For instance
00:06:51.140 Although Henry promised that any further conquests
00:06:53.340 He made be for the benefit of the French crown
00:06:55.540 He kept Normandy under his personal control
00:06:57.720 Until he became king
00:06:58.900 At which point it would be reintegrated into France
00:07:01.940 He realised that he could not draw back immediately
00:07:04.660 From his encouragement of the Norman separatism
00:07:07.180 Which had facilitated his conquest
00:07:09.280 But the Burgundians were to have restoration of lands
00:07:12.220 He had taken from their supporters in the Duchy
00:07:14.440 Charles and Isabeau were reassured
00:07:16.920 That they would only have French servants
00:07:18.820 Catherine's dowry was to be paid from English revenues
00:07:21.920 Henry's keenness led him to dispense
00:07:24.160 With a requirement for a French dowry
00:07:26.100 Until he died
00:07:27.180 At which point his widow was henceforward
00:07:29.820 To have 20,000 francs per annum
00:07:31.880 The Burgundian desire for revenge against the Dauphin
00:07:34.720 Was guaranteed by a ban on any party
00:07:37.340 Included in the treaty
00:07:38.480 Negotiating with Charles
00:07:40.340 Who calls himself Dauphin
00:07:41.600 And by a commitment on Henry to
00:07:43.920 Labour with all his might
00:07:45.440 And as soon as can profitably be done
00:07:47.360 To put into our obedience
00:07:48.920 All the places and persons within our realm
00:07:51.240 Disobedient to us
00:07:52.580 And rebels of the party
00:07:54.040 He commonly called that of the Dauphin of Armagnac
00:07:56.440 Henry's idea of allowing Charles VI to remain king
00:07:59.280 May have come to his mind much earlier in the reign
00:08:02.120 When after the fall of Harfleur in 1415
00:08:04.760 He summoned the Dauphin, Louis, to personal combat
00:08:07.780 Henry proposed that the victor should succeed Charles at his death
00:08:11.360 Yet it is hard to believe that Henry ever dreamed
00:08:14.100 That the prospect of his being accepted as Charles' heir
00:08:17.300 Would become a reality
00:08:18.540 He drove a hard bargain in 1420
00:08:20.900 But was astute enough to know
00:08:22.720 That much more was to be gained by negotiations than by conquest
00:08:26.240 Only through formal recognition by a king of France
00:08:29.180 Did a king of England have any chance
00:08:31.280 Of his claim to the French crown being recognised and implemented
00:08:34.600 Meanwhile the people of France were to take an oath
00:08:37.180 To observe the treaty
00:08:38.220 With allegiance to Henry
00:08:39.760 And the wording of that stated
00:08:41.260 As governor and regent of the Kingdom of France
00:08:43.840 To obey him in all matters concerning the government
00:08:46.880 Which is subject to the King of France
00:08:48.920 And after the death of Charles
00:08:50.540 To continue as liegemen and true subjects
00:08:53.600 Of King Henry of England
00:08:55.000 And his heirs forever
00:08:56.540 To accept and obey the same
00:08:58.480 As sovereign lord and true King of France
00:09:00.420 Without opposition, contradiction or difficulty
00:09:03.380 Coming to his aid as soon as requested
00:09:05.780 Currie continues
00:09:06.860 As regent and heir
00:09:08.100 Henry had access to all the resources of the French Kingdom
00:09:11.180 And all that he did
00:09:12.680 Was in the name of Charles VI
00:09:14.560 So Henry
00:09:16.120 Even though
00:09:16.640 Our Henry
00:09:17.460 Henry V
00:09:17.900 Even though he's not actually full King of France
00:09:20.660 He's just regent
00:09:21.580 He is effectively
00:09:22.660 In essence
00:09:23.840 The King in all but name
00:09:25.160 He is in control of the government
00:09:26.740 He is absolutely in control
00:09:28.520 In real terms
00:09:29.520 Of nearly all
00:09:30.740 If not all of northern France
00:09:32.300 And he controls the purse string
00:09:34.140 So
00:09:34.460 He's got all the cards
00:09:36.160 He's got all the power
00:09:37.120 Really
00:09:37.520 You don't necessarily have to be crowned
00:09:39.680 I mean it's nice
00:09:40.540 And he would have hoped
00:09:41.940 To have formally been crowned
00:09:43.120 As soon as Charles died
00:09:44.040 But to all intents and purposes
00:09:45.880 He's in the cockpit of power
00:09:47.680 Thoroughly
00:09:48.400 And Currie goes on
00:09:49.360 A couple of days after his wedding
00:09:51.000 Accompanied by Charles VI
00:09:52.680 Catherine
00:09:53.400 And Philip of Burgundy
00:09:54.740 Henry went to besiege
00:09:56.240 The Burgundian city of Sins
00:09:57.780 Then under the control of the Dauphin
00:09:59.740 This was an essential step
00:10:01.220 Towards recovering the town of Montreal
00:10:03.120 Which Henry did in short order
00:10:05.280 On the 1st of July
00:10:06.300 And with it the body of Duke John
00:10:08.400 For burial
00:10:08.980 In the Burgundian capital of Dijon
00:10:11.000 The siege of Mellon followed
00:10:12.960 On the Seine near Paris
00:10:14.440 This town had held out against Henry
00:10:16.640 According to the chronicler
00:10:18.260 Engrelin de Montrelais
00:10:19.900 The inhabitants' refusal to surrender
00:10:21.860 Led Henry to bring Charles VI
00:10:24.100 To receive their surrender
00:10:25.280 As their natural lord
00:10:27.240 The Treaty of Troyes
00:10:28.340 Had not ended war
00:10:29.340 Rather war had mutated
00:10:31.280 Becoming a rather different conflict
00:10:32.960 In which Henry and his troops
00:10:34.720 In the name of the French king
00:10:36.280 Collaborated with the Burgundians
00:10:38.140 In their conflict with the Armagnacs
00:10:40.100 Inevitably
00:10:41.140 Not all Frenchmen accepted
00:10:42.660 The Treaty of Troyes
00:10:43.660 Although the Dauphin had fled south
00:10:45.860 His supporters were prepared
00:10:47.220 To fight for his interests
00:10:48.600 Mellon did not surrender to Henry
00:10:50.900 Until the 1st of November
00:10:52.280 Only then was it possible
00:10:54.160 For Charles and Henry
00:10:55.280 To make a ceremonial entry
00:10:56.980 Into Paris on the 1st of December
00:10:58.760 The choice of Advent Sunday
00:11:00.380 Was deliberate
00:11:01.520 And the delay also allowed
00:11:03.320 Ample time for the streets
00:11:04.620 To be decorated
00:11:05.340 And the population
00:11:06.460 To be clad in red
00:11:07.580 To symbolise their rejoicing
00:11:09.160 You can only imagine
00:11:10.120 A lot of Parisians
00:11:11.040 Were doing so through gritty teeth
00:11:12.640 Although they were pro-Burgundian
00:11:14.360 So they may well have preferred
00:11:15.900 This to the Dauphin
00:11:17.980 But you can imagine
00:11:19.340 Quite a lot of them wouldn't
00:11:20.340 Like all of France
00:11:21.700 Paris is split politically
00:11:23.620 The event was orchestrated
00:11:25.200 To provide a visual representation
00:11:27.560 Of the treaty terms
00:11:28.940 The king entered the city
00:11:30.480 Side by side with Charles
00:11:32.520 On the right
00:11:33.200 As the anointed king of France
00:11:34.880 When relics were presented
00:11:36.640 For the king to kiss
00:11:37.760 Charles motioned for Henry
00:11:39.400 To go first
00:11:40.180 But the latter touched his cap
00:11:41.740 And gestured that Charles
00:11:43.620 Should precede him
00:11:44.640 The kings then entered
00:11:46.260 Notre Dame side by side
00:11:47.840 Paying their devotion
00:11:49.040 At the high altar
00:11:50.020 On the following day
00:11:51.200 The two queens
00:11:52.080 Catherine and Isabeau
00:11:53.620 Entered Paris
00:11:54.880 And were greeted by English lords
00:11:56.840 And Duke Philip of Burgundy
00:11:58.140 The fact that they entered later
00:12:00.040 And after their royal husbands
00:12:01.700 Reflected not only
00:12:03.040 The lower status of queens
00:12:04.360 But also the careful handling
00:12:06.120 By Henry
00:12:06.700 To avoid any suggestion
00:12:08.320 That France had come to him
00:12:09.940 Through his marriage
00:12:10.760 Henry was already heir
00:12:12.380 When he married
00:12:13.120 Or at least in his mind
00:12:14.140 Indeed
00:12:14.760 Part of the reason
00:12:15.960 That Catherine's dowry
00:12:16.980 Was to be paid
00:12:17.600 From English revenues
00:12:18.580 Was to remove any notion
00:12:20.260 That she brought France
00:12:21.580 With her as her dowry
00:12:22.800 To her husband
00:12:23.520 The marriage
00:12:24.360 Although mentioned
00:12:25.160 In the Treaty of Troyes
00:12:26.200 Was given naturally
00:12:27.240 And simply there
00:12:28.120 As being
00:12:28.620 For the benefit of peace
00:12:30.240 Later back in England
00:12:31.480 This was emphasised
00:12:32.940 At the banquet
00:12:33.640 On the 24th of February
00:12:34.880 1421
00:12:35.680 Following Catherine's
00:12:37.080 Coronation in Westminster Abbey
00:12:38.580 As Queen of England
00:12:39.540 Which Henry did not attend
00:12:41.340 The treaty did not require
00:12:42.800 The kings of the double monarchy
00:12:44.560 To be Henry's heirs
00:12:45.600 By Catherine
00:12:46.240 Or even the heirs
00:12:47.480 Of his body
00:12:48.060 But simply his heirs general
00:12:49.840 So it could be his brothers
00:12:51.460 If he died without a child
00:12:53.060 Or even one of his cousins
00:12:54.300 Or something
00:12:54.700 That was why
00:12:55.520 Immediately behind him
00:12:56.640 On the entry into Paris
00:12:57.800 Walked the two eldest
00:12:59.360 Of his brothers
00:13:00.120 Thomas and John
00:13:01.220 The Duke of Clarence
00:13:02.300 And Bedford
00:13:02.820 Henry had ensured
00:13:04.120 That all elements
00:13:05.180 Of his rights
00:13:06.000 And of the future
00:13:07.060 Of the English-held
00:13:07.980 Double monarchy
00:13:08.700 Had been covered
00:13:09.700 The treaty of Troyes
00:13:11.020 Had already effectively
00:13:12.300 Disinherited the Dauphin
00:13:13.580 By not recognising him
00:13:15.080 In his title
00:13:15.960 Since to do so
00:13:17.200 Was to undermine
00:13:17.880 Henry's own claim
00:13:18.760 To the French throne
00:13:19.660 His formal disinheritance
00:13:21.280 Came on the 23rd of December
00:13:23.000 1420
00:13:23.820 By a
00:13:24.660 L'Etoe de Justice
00:13:25.840 A formal session
00:13:27.080 In the Parlement
00:13:27.940 Of Paris
00:13:28.820 France's principal
00:13:29.880 Law court
00:13:30.420 Following French legal form
00:13:32.060 Meanwhile
00:13:32.760 Shortly after the entry
00:13:33.980 Into Paris
00:13:34.600 Duke Philip
00:13:35.440 And a representative
00:13:36.240 Of his mother
00:13:37.060 Made formal complaints
00:13:38.480 Against the Dauphin
00:13:39.240 For his role
00:13:40.240 In the murder
00:13:40.820 Of Duke John
00:13:41.580 His petition
00:13:42.340 Was held by Charles VI
00:13:44.200 And Henry sitting
00:13:45.260 Side by side
00:13:46.080 On the same bench
00:13:46.980 With the preservation
00:13:48.020 Of French institutions
00:13:49.300 As stipulated
00:13:50.180 In the Treaty of Troyes
00:13:51.200 Symbolised by the
00:13:52.460 Chancellor of France
00:13:53.420 And the first president
00:13:54.540 Of the Parlement
00:13:55.340 Sitting at Charles' feet
00:13:56.940 The king
00:13:57.660 Charles VI
00:13:58.480 Through his chancellor
00:13:59.620 Promised that with
00:14:00.880 The advice of Henry
00:14:01.780 King of England
00:14:02.480 Regent and heir of France
00:14:03.760 Justice would be done
00:14:04.780 The Dauphin was duly
00:14:06.040 Found guilty
00:14:06.640 And declared
00:14:07.440 Disinherited
00:14:08.200 And an outlaw
00:14:09.460 Oof
00:14:09.980 Although Henry's time
00:14:11.080 As regent of France
00:14:11.980 Was being dominated
00:14:12.740 By military activity
00:14:13.860 His influence
00:14:14.940 On French government
00:14:15.740 Was substantial
00:14:16.520 As might be expected
00:14:17.860 From a monarch
00:14:18.520 Who took his
00:14:19.040 Responsibility seriously
00:14:20.220 And in a situation
00:14:21.520 Where Charles VI
00:14:22.460 Continued to suffer
00:14:23.360 From absences
00:14:24.800 I.e.
00:14:25.840 Absences of sanity
00:14:27.200 As royal documents
00:14:28.540 Called the periods
00:14:29.600 When his mental state
00:14:30.520 Deteriorated
00:14:31.340 Which made his
00:14:32.460 Active involvement
00:14:33.160 In government
00:14:33.740 Inconsistent
00:14:34.700 And minimal
00:14:35.240 Henry even issued
00:14:36.580 Some royal letters
00:14:37.500 In his own name
00:14:38.420 As heir
00:14:38.960 Although the majority
00:14:40.200 Were in the name
00:14:40.820 Of Charles VI
00:14:41.680 Quote
00:14:42.340 By the advice
00:14:43.220 And deliberation
00:14:44.000 Of our beloved
00:14:44.680 Heir and regent
00:14:45.520 The king of England
00:14:46.220 Quote
00:14:46.600 When in Paris
00:14:47.800 Henry held the councils
00:14:48.980 In person
00:14:49.600 As he did on
00:14:50.820 The 3rd of June
00:14:51.500 1422
00:14:52.340 And we find him
00:14:53.440 Consulted by the
00:14:54.440 Parlement
00:14:54.800 And other bodies
00:14:55.920 He was also
00:14:56.760 Responsible for
00:14:57.580 Making appointments
00:14:58.700 Always being careful
00:14:59.900 Save for the higher
00:15:01.040 Military commands
00:15:01.740 In Paris
00:15:02.240 To which he appointed
00:15:03.240 His brother Thomas
00:15:04.160 And subsequently
00:15:05.060 The Duke of Exeter
00:15:05.980 To use Frenchmen
00:15:07.260 Of the Burgundian
00:15:08.340 Persuasion
00:15:08.900 His influence
00:15:10.120 In ecclesiastical
00:15:11.160 Appointments
00:15:11.780 Was as influential
00:15:13.100 As in England
00:15:13.900 In December 1420
00:15:15.400 The chapter of Notre Dame
00:15:17.060 Elected Jean Courtecuse
00:15:19.060 As Bishop of Paris
00:15:20.540 A choice opposed
00:15:21.720 By both Henry
00:15:22.520 And Duke Philip
00:15:23.480 Although the appointment
00:15:24.540 Was confirmed
00:15:25.320 By the Pope
00:15:25.980 Henry remained
00:15:27.080 Recalcitrant
00:15:27.860 And his influence
00:15:29.140 Was decisive
00:15:29.900 Courtecuse
00:15:31.200 Was eventually
00:15:31.900 Appointed
00:15:32.460 By the Pope
00:15:33.520 On the 12th of June
00:15:34.840 1422
00:15:35.600 To the Bishopric
00:15:37.040 Of Geneva
00:15:37.840 Instead
00:15:38.360 So that shows
00:15:39.340 Doesn't it
00:15:39.640 That's important
00:15:40.040 That's an interesting
00:15:41.000 Data point
00:15:41.600 That shows that
00:15:42.580 The will
00:15:43.420 Of Henry V
00:15:44.500 Now is
00:15:45.600 Enough to sort of
00:15:46.840 Overrule the Pope
00:15:47.980 Henry V is
00:15:49.140 At this stage
00:15:49.860 The most powerful man
00:15:51.200 In north-western Europe
00:15:52.760 Perhaps all of
00:15:53.920 Western Europe
00:15:54.520 He's absolutely
00:15:55.620 One of the most
00:15:56.240 Powerful people
00:15:56.920 In the known world
00:15:58.660 Among the most
00:15:59.620 Powerful people
00:16:00.100 In the known world
00:16:00.700 You know
00:16:01.000 The Holy Roman Emperor
00:16:02.260 Sigismund
00:16:02.840 And the Pope
00:16:03.860 Are sort of
00:16:04.460 Not really as powerful
00:16:05.700 As him