{"product_id":"2940015817737","title":"Humphrey Duke Of Gloucester","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                                                                    PAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     INTRODUCTION,                                                  xvii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                          CHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                         EARLY LIFE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Birth of Humphrey: his parents--The change of\u003cbr\u003e        dynasty--The Order of the Bath--Plot to kill Henry\u003cbr\u003e        IV. and his sons--Humphrey made a Knight of the\u003cbr\u003e        Garter--Visit to Abbey of Bardney--Accession of\u003cbr\u003e        Henry V.--Humphrey created Earl of Pembroke and\u003cbr\u003e        Duke of Gloucester--Negotiations between England\u003cbr\u003e        and France--Preparations for war--The Southampton\u003cbr\u003e        Conspiracy: its warning--Gloucester's retinue in\u003cbr\u003e        the 1415 campaign--The siege of Harfleur--March\u003cbr\u003e        from Harfleur to Agincourt--The battle of\u003cbr\u003e        Agincourt--The King's return to England,                    1-32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                          CHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                       THE WAR IN FRANCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Various phases of Gloucester's career--The Emperor\u003cbr\u003e        Sigismund's visit to England: reception by\u003cbr\u003e        Gloucester--The Treaty of Canterbury--Gloucester\u003cbr\u003e        hostage at St. Omer for the safety of the Duke of\u003cbr\u003e        Burgundy visiting Henry V. at Calais--Gloucester\u003cbr\u003e        and Sigismund: a contrast in characters--Renewal of\u003cbr\u003e        the war--The siege of Caen--Gloucester's military\u003cbr\u003e        qualities--The sieges of Alençon and\u003cbr\u003e        Falaise--Gloucester despatched to subdue the\u003cbr\u003e        Côtentin--The Côtentin expedition--The siege of\u003cbr\u003e        Cherbourg--Gloucester joins Henry V. at the siege\u003cbr\u003e        of Rouen--Gloucester's negotiations for a\u003cbr\u003e        wife--Further military undertakings: the capture of\u003cbr\u003e        Ivry--Gloucester returns to England,                       33-80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                          CHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e              THE EVOLUTION OF GLOUCESTER'S POLICY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Gloucester Regent of England: terms of his\u003cbr\u003e        commission--State of the country at this time; the\u003cbr\u003e        rise of the Middle Classes and their support of\u003cbr\u003e        Gloucester--The King of Scotland and\u003cbr\u003e        Gloucester--The Treaty of Troyes proclaimed in\u003cbr\u003e        England--Influence of this treaty on Gloucester's\u003cbr\u003e        policy--Restlessness of Parliament--The return of\u003cbr\u003e        Henry V. to England--Coronation of Queen\u003cbr\u003e        Catharine--The misfortunes of Jacqueline of\u003cbr\u003e        Hainault: her arrival in England and meeting with\u003cbr\u003e        Gloucester--Henry V.'s policy with regard to\u003cbr\u003e        Jacqueline--Third French campaign--The siege of\u003cbr\u003e        Dreux--Gloucester's second Regency of\u003cbr\u003e        England--Death of Henry V.: his wishes for the\u003cbr\u003e        government of his kingdoms--Claimants for the\u003cbr\u003e        Protectorate: Henry Beaufort, Bedford, and\u003cbr\u003e        Gloucester: their qualifications--Opposition to\u003cbr\u003e        Gloucester's claims: his removal from the\u003cbr\u003e        Regency--Appointment to the Protectorate: the\u003cbr\u003e        limitations placed on Gloucester's power and their\u003cbr\u003e        effect--Alliance between Gloucester and Bedford and\u003cbr\u003e        its significance--Dissensions in the Regency\u003cbr\u003e        Council--Execution of Sir John Mortimer and death\u003cbr\u003e        of the Earl of March,                                     81-124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                          CHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                   GLOUCESTER AND HAINAULT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Jacqueline's treatment in England--Her marriage to\u003cbr\u003e        Gloucester--Visit of Gloucester and Jacqueline to\u003cbr\u003e        St. Albans--Burgundy objects to Gloucester's\u003cbr\u003e        pretensions to govern Hainault--Attempted\u003cbr\u003e        arbitration between Gloucester and\u003cbr\u003e        Burgundy--Gloucester's claim--His departure with\u003cbr\u003e        Jacqueline for Hainault--Renewed attempts at\u003cbr\u003e        arbitration--March from Calais to\u003cbr\u003e        Hainault--Reception in Hainault: attitude of\u003cbr\u003e        Mons--The Estates of Hainault accept Gloucester as\u003cbr\u003e        Regent--Complaints of the behaviour of the English\u003cbr\u003e        soldiers--Papal procrastination in deciding\u003cbr\u003e        Jacqueline's divorce appeal--Burgundy prepares for\u003cbr\u003e        armed interference--Siege of\u003cbr\u003e        Braine-le-Comte--Gloucester's\u003cbr\u003e        inactivity--Correspondence of Gloucester and\u003cbr\u003e        Burgundy who agree to a duel--Increased hostility\u003cbr\u003e        to Gloucester in Hainault--Gloucester returns to\u003cbr\u003e        England--The motive and wisdom of his Hainault\u003cbr\u003e        policy,                                                  125-161","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074290663664,"sku":"2940015817737","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015817737","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}