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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Paternal Family Tree: Estridsen
Before 1159 [his father] Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark (age 27) and [his mother] Sophia of Minsk (age 18) were married.
Around 1163 Canute VI King of Denmark was born to [his father] Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark (age 31) and [his mother] Sophia of Minsk (age 23).
On 12th May 1182 [his father] Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark (age 51) died. His son Canute (age 19) succeeded VI King of Denmark.
On 15th August 1193 [his brother-in-law] King Philip II of France (age 27) and [his half-sister] Ingeborg Estridsen Queen Consort France (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of [his father] Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark. He the son of Louis VII King Franks and Adèle Blois.
Around November 1193 [his brother-in-law] King Philip II of France (age 28) and [his half-sister] Ingeborg Estridsen Queen Consort France (age 19) marriage annulled on the spurious grounds of her consanguinity with his first wife Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France. She was kept, more or less, a prisoner for the remainder of her life being held in difference French castles.
On 5th May 1198 [his mother] Sophia of Minsk (age 58) died.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Eric I King of Denmark
GrandFather: Canute Lavard
Mother: Sophia of Minsk