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New Wars or Old? Anglo-French Conflict in the Fifteenth Century
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The Hundred Years War
Henry IV’s reign can easily be dismissed as insignificant in terms of English activities in France, particularly as it lacks the flamboyance and decisiveness of that of his son, Henry V (1413–22). As we shall see, however, the policies of the father prepared the way for the actions of the son. More importantly, perhaps, they preserved English interests in France at a time when they could well have foundered.