1415: Henry V's Year of Glory (110 page)

Courtenay, Sir Edward (d. 1418), heir to the earldom of Devon 299, 306, 477, 488

Courtenay, Richard (d. 1415), bishop of Norwich (1413) 249, 257, 552, 569; ambassador to France 68–9, 86, 115–19, 130, 260, 268, 573, 575, 592; appearance and character, 69, 117, 118; appointed to distribute royal treasure 69, 200, 207, 210–13, 242, 514, 585; appointed to deal with requests for money 235; compiles a dossier of Armagnac promises 182, 280; executor of Henry’s will 298; friendship with Jean Fusoris 86–7, 118, 244, 268–70, 274–6, 279, 347, 349–50, 357, 537, 575; illness and death 358–60, 387, 403, 466, 483, 486; orders corpse to be cut down at Calais 73; provides intelligence concerning Harfleur 155, 328; seeks intelligence on Agincourt campaign 349–50; serves Henry in Wales 29; stays near king on Agincourt campaign 346–7, 349, 358–9, 561; suggests founding a Celestine house at Sheen 101, 138; trustee of royal estates 291

Cousaille, Sir Jean 98

Cousaille, Sir Peter 98

Coventry 101, 187, 206; bishop of
see
Catterick; Charterhouse 101; mayor of 211; prior of St Mary’s 211

Covolt, Hans 183, 235, 236, 241, 242, 249

Cramaud, Simon de (d. 1423), archbishop of Rheims (1409), cardinal of St. Lorenzo (1413) 141

Cranbury 290, 292, 304, 306, 307, 310

Cranley, Thomas (d. 1417), archbishop of Dublin (1397), Lieutenant of Ireland (1414) 38

Crécy expedition (1346) as the blueprint for Agincourt 154, 155, 327, 377

Crécy, battle of (1346) 135, 155, 173, 385, 436

Cresswell, retainer of Lord Percy 285, 292

crossbows
see
archery

crossbowmen
see
archers

Croy, seigneur de 435, 455

Croydon, William 589

Cruys, John 53

Cumberland 474

Cumberland, sheriff of 143

Curry, Anne, historian 324, 519, 520, 522, 526, 546, 562, 565–6

Curteis, Reginald, royal esquire 105, 139, 169, 191, 577, 581

Dacre, Thomas (1387–1458), Lord Dacre (1399) 156

Dalton, Nicholas shipmaster 74

dancing 20, 136, 175, 253, 256, 478, 483

Danzig 183

Darcy, Robert 240

Dartasso, Janico 591

Dartford 255

Dominican nuns 172, 287, 549

Dartmouth 339, 589

Daubridgecourt, Sir John (d. 1415) 161–2, 459, 467, 580

Daule, Robert 430

dauphin of France
see
Charles; Louis; John, duke of Touraine; Charles VII

Dauphin, Guichard 400, 401, 412, 415, 428, 435, 441, 458

de la Pole
see
Pole

de la Tour
see
Tour

de Ros
see
Ros

Deal 160

Denmark 66, 76, 489

Denmark, kingdom of
see
Sweden, Denmark and Norway, kingdom of

Dereham, Richard, archdeacon of Norfolk 221, 586

Despenser, Constance (d. 1416), Lady Despenser, countess of Gloucester (1397–9) 62, 93, 95, 149, 306, 552–3, 555–6, 576, 605

Despenser, Eleanor, wife of Richard Despenser (1396–1414) 93

Despenser, Henry ‘the fighting bishop’ 182

Despenser, Richard (1396–1414), disinherited son of Lord Despenser 93

Despenser, Thomas (1373–1400), Lord Despenser (1375), earl of Gloucester (1397–9) 93, 552, 555, 576

Deuil, Charles de, lord of Removille 225

Deuteronomy, law of 302–3, 336–7, 362, 369–70, 472, 544

Devon 69, 84, 100, 103, 195, 200, 213, 492

Dieppe 356, 383, 395, 396, 397

Dijon 107, 166, 239, 305, 475

Dissolution of the monasteries (1530s)

Dominican friars
see
Canterbury; Constance; Hereford; London; Oxford

Dominican nuns
see
Dartford

Dominici, John (d. 1419), called ‘the cardinal of Ragusa’ (1408) 266–7

Dorset, sheriff of 478

Douglas, earl of 292, 511

Doullens 419

Dover 68, 145, 160, 180, 189, 193, 215–16, 244, 356, 390, 413, 460, 475–6, 484, 589

Dover Castle 403; lieutenant of 189, 356, 392

Drapers Company 403

Drax, John, sergeant-at-arms 176

Duarte I, king of Portugal 284, 497

Dubá
see
Wenceslas of Dubá

Dublin 30; archbishop of
see
Cranley, Thomas

Dunbar, George (
c
. 1336–1420), earl of March (Scotland) and Dunbar (1368) 185

Dupplin Moor, battle of (1332) 436, 441

Dyntner, Edmond de, chronicler 422

dysentery 352–4, 356, 358, 360, 363–4, 375, 379–80, 386–7, 390, 402, 413, 425, 467, 493, 498, 517, 560–3

Eakley 571

Earl Marshal
see
Mowbray

Easington-in-Craven 229

Eastgarston, John, customs official at Southampton 187

Edgware 232

Edmund of Langley (1341–1402), earl of Cambridge (1362), duke of York (1385) 21, 309, 333, 371, 552–4

Edward I (1239–1307), king of England (1272) 35, 217, 221, 481

Edward II (1284–1341?), king of England (1307–27) 9, 105, 117, 128, 217, 533, 546, 548

Edward III (1312–1377), king of England (1327) 2, 4, 35, 45, 82, 124, 276, 432, 490, 511, 532, 536, 548–53, 578; almsgiving 128, 129; arrests Italian merchants 196; defence of the north 143; dynastic position 22–3, 25, 43, 61–2, 115, 552–3; challenges Philip de Valois to a duel 377; compared to Judas Maccabeus 424; expedition of 1346 64, 154–5, 173, 327, 330, 377, 385–6, 397, 402; founds house of Dominican nuns 287; founder of the Order of the Garter 161, 162; kingship of 12–13, 520; military ordinances of 330; model for Henry V 155; nationalism of 80; navy of 72, 550, 574; pawning royal treasure 193, 212; portrait of 77; settlement of the throne 21, 538, 553, 570; siege of Calais 325, 338–9, 364, 514; spirituality of 26, 533–4; tomb of 35, 484; treaty of 1360 40, 117, 277; use of archers 16, 135, 173–4, 201, 216–7, 436, 585

Edward IV (1442–1483), king of England (1461) 178, 518

Edward of Bar (1377–1415), duke of Bar (1399) 229, 230, 239, 305, 413, 415, 428–9, 455, 508

Edward of Woodstock, ‘the Black Prince’ (1330–1376), prince of Wales (1343), prince of Aquitaine (1362) 25, 77, 90, 124, 370–1, 432, 444, 476, 544, 578

Edward of York (1373–1415), earl of Rutland (1390), earl of Cork (1395), duke of Aumale (1397–9), duke of York (1402) 33, 93, 149, 270, 319, 383, 403, 428, 477, 483, 483, 492, 502, 504, 592, 605;accompanies Henry on visit to St Paul’s 240; accompanies Henry when French ambassadors arrive 260; appointed both marshal and constable of the army 394; appointed to try his brother for treason 316–7; at Agincourt 431, 440–2, 454, 599; background 552–556; commands one battle at Harfleur 330, 393, 561; commands vanguard on march to Agincourt 401, 413, 419, 420, 423, 431; commissioned to enquire into loss of royal revenue in Southampton 63–4; jewels handed over in lieu of wages 211; keepership of the East March 184, 188; granted letters of protection 180; Knight of the Garter 161, 580; paid for money owing since reign of Edward III 82; possible involvement in his brother’s plot 306; requests a loan from the Londoners 120–1, 137; role in uncovering the Epiphany Rising 251, 299, 307, 316; royal councillor 79; seals indenture for service on campaign 172; service in Wales with Henry V 29; supporting the duke of Clarence on invasion of 1412 16; trustee of royal estates 291; visits
Salisbury asking for a loan 243; warden of the East March 60; will of 332–3

Edward the Confessor (d. 1066), king of England (1042), saint (1161) 26, 35, 210, 212, 295, 321, 332–3, 400, 432, 460, 481, 484

Eleanor of Castile (d. 1290), queen of England (1254) 482

Eliot, Thomas Stearns (1888–1965), poet and critic 530

Elmham, Thomas (1354–1427), chronicler 131, 132, 133, 407, 416, 432, 448

Eltham Palace 479, 555

Elynden, John 71

England; admiral of
see
Beaufort, Thomas; chancellor of
see
Beaufort, Henry; crowns of 212, 513 ecclesiastical nation of 51, 80–2, 478, 512, 515, 549; international standing of 36, 387, 515, 549; kings of
see
Edward II, Edward III, Henry IV, Henry V, Richard II; population of 42; queen of
see
Joan of Navarre; regent of
see
John of Lancaster, duke of Bedford; rightful descent of the throne of 22–3, 40, 61–2, 150, 178, 187, 246, 277, 287, 311–2, 426, 459, 510, 514, 545; tripartite division of 246, 248; unity of the kingdom of 9, 13, 15, 546

English Channel 64, 83, 269, 324, 325, 475

Enrico
see
Henry the Navigator

Epiphany Rising (1400) 28, 62, 93, 150, 248, 251, 299, 306, 403, 540, 554–5

Eppeworth Priory 259

Eric of Pomerania (1382–1459), king of Norway (1389–42), Denmark (1396–1439) and Sweden (1396–1439) 101, 161–2, 489, 505

Ermatingen 123

Erpingham, Sir Thomas (d. 1428), chamberlain (1399–1402), steward (1404, 1413–15); 34, 79, 161, 163, 214, 293–4, 363, 383, 438, 502, 580, 592, 603

Espina, Benedict, London agent of the Jurade of Bordeaux 225, 226, 301

Essex 37, 67, 222

Estouteville, Jean (d. 1416), captain of Harfleur 328, 335, 341, 369, 371–2, 384, 471, 476, 544

Estouteville, Nicolas d’ (d. 1415) seigneur de Torcy 215

Esturmy, William 181

Ethevenes, James, gent. of Cornwall 189

Eu 397, 398, 399, 597

Eu, count of
see
Charles

Eure, Sir Ralph (d. 1423) 502

Everdon, John, clerk of the king’s wars 192

Evreux, bishop of
see
Cantiers, Guillaume de

Exeter 171, 193–4, 206, 339, 501; bishop of
see
Stafford, Edmund; Cathedral 193; mayor of 193

Exton, 571

Eymere, John, doctor in Law 85

Fairte, Gilbert, seigneur de la 486

Falaise 409

Falconer, Thomas, mayor of London (1414) 111, 113, 120–1, 139, 144–5, 147, 181, 211, 241–2, 308, 315, 320, 334, 341–3, 357–8, 371, 403, 536

falcons 47, 333, 486

Fareham 252, 256

Fargh, Perin de, shipmaster 74

Fastolf, Sir John (d. 1459) 390, 487, 597

Fauville 395

Faversham 160, 232

Faversham, mayor of 232

Fécamp 283, 300, 395

Felbrigg, Sir Simon (d. 1442) 161, 580

Ferdinand (1380–1416), king of Aragon (1412), regent of Castile (1406) 103, 225, 288–9, 465–6, 496–7, 506, 569

Ferrers, William (1372–1445), Lord Ferrers of Groby (1388) 404, 477

Ferrour, Stephen, royal farrier 197

Ferry of Lorraine (1371–1415), count of Vaudémont (1393) 406, 415, 428, 455

Fèvre, Jean le (d. 1468), chronicler 421, 433, 450–1, 453, 456, 563

Fife, earl of
see
Stewart

Fillastre, Guillaume (d. 1428), cardinal priest of St Mark (1411) 91, 97, 122, 127, 130, 134, 141, 157, 163, 164, 167, 171, 180, 185–6, 266, 506; memorandum justifying papal deposition 74–5, 90

Fisher, John, of Henley 391

fishing disputes 489, 499

Fitzalan, Richard (1346–1397), earl of Arundel (1376) 395, 403

Fitzalan, Thomas, archbishop of Canterbury
see
Arundel, Thomas

Fitzalan, Thomas (d. 1415), earl of Arundel (1397), treasurer of England (1413) 60, 200, 322, 387, 552, 560–2, 587, 592;accompanies Henry on visit to St Paul’s 240–1, 483; appointed treasurer 214; appointed to try Cambridge, Gray and Scrope for treason 316; attends great council in April 149; death 403, 459, 483, 488; expedition into France (1411) 15–16, 37, 174, 436; goes to Wales on Henry’s business 192; involvement with the earl of Cambridge’s plot 285–7, 299, 311, 318, 590; Knight of the Garter 161, 580; lends money to the earl of March 251, 285–6; named in the king’s will 297; royal councillor 195, 249; service with Henry in Wales 29; settlement of his estates 206; shipped back from Harfleur 383; special allowance paid to him 165; trustee of royal estates 291; unable to pay his own wages 192; warden of the Cinque Ports 121–2; will 395–6