CHAPTER XXXV.

THE REIGN OF HENRY V.

Character of the King--Oldcastle's Rebellion--Attempts to Reform the Church--Henry's Reasons for the French War--Distracted Condition of France--Henry's Claims on the French Throne--Conspiracy of Cambridge--Fall of Harfleur--The March to Calais--The Battle-field of Agincourt--Events of the Battle--Visit of Sigismund to England--French Attack on Harfleur--Anarchy in France--Alliance between the Queen and the Burgundians--Henry's Second Invasion--Final Rebellion and Death of Oldcastle--Reduction of Lower Normandy--Siege and Capture of Rouen--Negotiations for Peace--Henry Advances on Paris--Murder of Burgundy--His Son Joins Henry--Treaty of Troyes--Defeat of the English at Beaugé--Henry in Paris--His Death 545