Henry 5th Reign: 1413-1422

Henry the Fifth rose to the English throne in 1413. The purpose of this page is draw a perscpective on what was happening in Belchamp Walter and East Anglia at the time.

On first observation it seems that Henry spent most of his reign fighting with the French. Henry's reign was to 1422 and his son Henry VI succeeded him until 1471 (1422 - 1561 and 1470 - 1471). Edward IV's first reign in the middle of this period.

Untangling the War of the Roses is bad enough Sir Thomas Montgomory married Phillpe Helion in 1460, although this is after Henry 5's reign, there must have been repercussions in the fate of the region.

Henry V was of the Lancastrian family of the War of the Roses. He was the son of Henry IV.

Battle of Agincourt - 25 October 1415

This was just 2 years after Henry became King.

Catherine of Valois

William Shakespeare's play 1599

In a similar manner to other historical writers, Shakespeare is likley to use titles as opposed to name. In an attempt to understand who was whom and when, I have listed them below with their family names and some other background.

• Duke of Gloucester – Henry's brother - Humphrey of Lancaster (3 October 1390 – 23 February 1447)
• Duke of Bedford – Henry's brother[a] - John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford KG (20 June 1389 – 14 September 1435)
• Duke of Clarence – Henry's brother - Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence (autumn 1387 – 22 March 1421)
• Duke of Exeter – Henry's uncle - Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter (c. January 1377 – 31 December 1426)
• Duke of York – Henry's cousin - Edward, 2nd Duke of York, (c. 1373 – 25 October 1415)- the eldest son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and a grandson of King Edward III of England.
• Earl of Salisbury - Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury, KG (13 June 1388 – 3 November 1428)
• Earl of Westmorland - Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland KG PC Earl Marshal (c. 1364 – 21 October 1425)
• Earl of Warwick - Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick KG (25 or 28 January 1382 – 30 April 1439)
• Sir Thomas Erpingham - Sir Thomas Erpingham KG (c. 1357 – 27 June 1428) was an English soldier and administrator who loyally served three generations of the House of Lancaster, including Henry IV and Henry V.