...was good at military strategies and tactics; he had the ability to encourage morale and he was loved and respected by subordinate. Henry V was encouraged by ministers and bishop to take back France, at the same time, he received an insulting gift from French Prince; he decided to start the battle. With great courage, Henry V led nobles and civilian people won their significant victory, and finally forced the King of France signed the peace treaty between England and France. The King of France agreed to let his daughter, Catherine, marry to Henry V with the condition that their son will be the future King of France. England had its great victory over this war, and Henry V made it happen. Henry V’s fantastic skills approach, credibility, and other leadership traits were perfectly captured in the difficult overall process of the war. Henry V gave many speeches in the movie, these speeches showed his wonderful skills of leadership. There was a scene of Henry talking to the city governor of France, he was assertively threaten the French governor of attacking the French citizens if he wouldn’t let English troops get inside the city; but he mentioned that if the governor open the city gate peacefully, they wouldn’t hurt French citizens. Henry V’s speech was just right for the occasion; firstly, he didn’t send ambassadors to talk to the governor, he did it in person; secondly, he talked in details about hurting French citizens and this made an ideal threatening impact; and finally, this...
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...Kenneth Branaugh’s film version of William Shakespeare’s Henry V is based on the exploration of leadership. Although the film was difficult to follow at times, certain diction and actions of the characters made the film easier to follow. The diction and actions of King Henry V definitely showcased his abilities as a leader. Henry V focuses on leadership development by concentrating on succession, conflict and redemption. In the film, Henry V shows growth through stature and ability all while developing skills and credibility in the eyes of his followers. Because of this growth, Henry V comes to epitomize transformational leadership through his use of key qualities like vision and values, energy and a teachable point of view. It is through his use of vision and values, energy and a teachable point of view that his followers witness not only his growth as a leader, but also his attention to England’s well-being, unifying his realm and achieving organizational goals. When young King Henry V assumed the throne of his father, Henry IV, he was adamant on gaining the respect of the English people and the court. In order to gain this respect, Henry V had to live down his wild adolescent past in which he befriended drunkards and thieves and showed disrespect to the throne. As shown in the film, Henry V was willing to do whatever was necessary to disassociate himself with his adolescent past. If this meant rejecting his former drunkard and thieve friends, then Henry would do...
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...Joan of arc was born Jeanne D’Arc in 1412 AD. It was in the French town of Domremy where her love for the Catholic Church grew. She was not taught to read or write, but instead to love God. Under threat of invasion from the English, Joan’s family, and many others like them, were forced to evacuate their homes in 1422. When she turned 13, Joan started to hear voices telling her to save France. She later determined that these voices were God telling her to deliver France from England, and place Prince Charles of valois in the French throne. She also managed to convince a local court not to arrange a marriage for her at the age of 16. At first Robert de Baudricourt, a local magistrate, didn’t allow Joan to travel with all the men to Chinon,...
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...Date Introduction The Battle of Agincourt Though the Agincourt war lasted for a hundred years, it had its roots more than 400 years before. The events that caused the rise of this war were the typical claims of inheritance and power. The French ruled over a small part than the English at one stage. However, this reverted after a series of external and internal conflicts between the two countries. For another time the French regained the land it owned in the North. The regained land included Normandy. For the English, they had to settle with ruminants such as Gascony (they were very profitable and valuable). Pre-Agincourt War The continuing hostility between the French and the English continued for centuries as the English claimed their right to the French throne just the way their ancestors did. Since the French king had died without a hair, King Edward the III of England claimed the rights of the throne since, Eleanor (Aunt to the French’s king) was his mother. In 1337 AD, a big war was going to break out since French ships began to raid and cause turmoil in the English settlements. In 1337 AD, the French kingdom had over 17 million (together with the greatest number of knights Europe ever had), while English kingdom had barely over 4 million. Their first major war occurred at Sluys where the English persuasively overpowered the French navy in a fight aboard the ships. With his first attempt at the war, King Edward the III had all the rights to invade and recaptured the...
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...The Hundred Years’ War was a series of conflicts between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France over control over the throne of the latter. In 1337, a war, lasting an astonishing 116 years, would ravage the European countryside and lay waste to hundreds of thousands of lives during its overly long course. By the end of the war, innovations in tactics, equipment, and an overall sense of patriotism had evolved, along with the decline of Feudal idealism. The start of the Hundred Years’ War can be attributed to the death of King Charles IV of France in 1328. With no heir to take the throne after his death, France was in a predicament. He did, however, have a sister, Isabella, the mother of Edward III. Because of his relationship to...
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...North-East France. Joan of Arc's brave actions earned her a place in French history as a heroine and a saint of Roman Catholic Church. Unlike most women Joan was ahead of her times, she wanted to serve in The military as well as wear Mens clothing. This was due to Joan's belief that women were equal to men and were fully capable of doing the same things that men did. However, during the time period Joan of Arc lived in, these ideas were unheard of and were considered absurd, eventually leading to Joan of Arc's tragic death. In this essay I will discuss Joan of Arc's upbringing, women's rights in this era, her beliefs,her experience with hearing voices of 3 saints as well as her role in the liberation of France from England during the Hundred Years War. Even though Joan of Arc was uneducated and poor, the impact she made on history was remarkable, all because she believed that God used her as his instrument on earth. Joan of arc was your typical peasant girl born in the small village of domremy in 1412. her days consisted of helping her...
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...have frequent spells of delusion, prompting family members to take over the throne. Soon after, the Duke of Louis of Orleans was assassinated in 1407 on the orders of his cousin, the Duke Jean-sans-Peur de Burgundy. After this time, France was divided between the two family factions, the Armagnac and the Bourgogne . War with England was not new to France. In several previous wars England had stolen land away from France, some of which was recovered during the reign of Charles V. Yet after Charles VI inherited the throne his leadership was so weak that almost all gains made by his father were lost. The uncles who seized the throne did not provide much more in the way of leadership than Charles VI. Fragmented and vulnerable, France found itself at war with England again in 1415. Claiming a legal right to the French throne, King Henry V of England invaded Normandy in August of 1415 and quickly defeated the French Royal army. The French citizens met the news of the English win with disbelief, given that the French far outnumbered the English. Many of the French royal family were killed, and Duke Charles d’Orleans was sentenced to serve 25 years as a prisoner of war . It was during all this confusion that Joan of Arc was growing up. Much about her childhood years is known by way of the disapproval given by the villagers she grew up with at the Rehabilitation Trial that took place twenty years after her death. According to this testimony, Joan did her chores as she was told and...
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...The Hundred Years War was a series of battles and conflicts during 1337 till 1453 between the House Plantagenet, leaders of the kingdom of England, against the House Valois, leaders of the Kingdom of France, for control of the Kingdom of France. Each side drew a lot of allies to the war. To their French possessions, the English kings became vassals of the French since the Norman Conquest. The French kings attempted, in the centuries, to decrease the belonging and possessions of their overly powerful vassals, to the end that only the land of Gascony was left for the English. The retractions or threat of retracting these lands had been part of the French plan to keep the power of the English in check, especially whenever the English were at war with the Scots, an ally of France. In 1316, the French passed a law that rejects women’s claims to the throne. When Charles IV died in 1328, Isabella of France, Charles’s sister, attempted to claim the throne for her son Edward III. The French immediately denies her claim due to the law that was established, and the throne went over to house Valois. For 9 years, the English accepted the succession, until the France interfered with Edward’s war on Scotland, which led to him reasserting his claim on the Throne. The war is divided into three phases, split by Truces that were called in between. Firstly, we have the Edwardian Era War that lasted from 1337 till 1360. Secondly, we have the Caroline War that lasted from 1369 till 1389. Thirdly...
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...names of Enguerrand de Monstrelet and Waurin. There were many secondary sources that contributed greatly to what is know of the battle, but the highest volume of information came from these four men. Nonetheless, something that cannot be documented is where Henry V and his men drew their motivation to enter battle facing a seemingly insurmountable opponent, and leave with victory. The conflict between these two countries over the years reached a boiling point, which lifted tensions high enough to bring the armies within range. This lesson shows that an inferior force can win a land battle given the right battlefield, social population, and troop inspiration. Over the last century, Henry V’s ancestors fought and died throughout the Hundred Years War. However, the feud between the English and French date back all the way to 1066 when William the Bastard conquered England. Henry V’s father, Henry IV, murdered Richard II and took the throne. Because of his method of gaining power, Henry IV had to deal with considerable...
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...The hero that we have selected is Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc was very influential in French history and help win the hundred years war for France. She was brave, courageous, with a strong common sense, and quick on her feet when creating battle plans. Joan broke the stereotypes by being strong-willed and going against the norms of society. She deserves the title of hero because she was able to break the siege that England had on the French town of Orléans. She also travelled for five weeks to help win and fight the battles and win the war. Since she did all of these things and more, she deserves to be remembered as a hero of France. The influences that made Joan, who she was, was also her downfall. Joan grew up on a small farm in the countryside...
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...The Hundred Years War The Hundred Years War can be traced all the way back to the mid-1000s when William the Conqueror became king of both England and Normandy. This caused England to have much land in France. With these new acquisitions for England, King Henry II started to stretch the land in France that was owned by England. This made it difficult for the following kings to control such massive amounts of land. By 1327, England’s land in France shrank down to only two pieces of land, Gascony and Ponthieu. After King of France’s Charles IV died without and remaining brothers or sons, his nephew, Edward III assumed he would become king of France. When his cousin, Philip, was crowned king, Edward III was furious. He still held the position of King of England and in 1337, with his army finally assembled; Edward III declared war on France. England was victorious in the first battle known as the Battle of Cadsand. It established the territory of the war was to be fought on only French land. Following this victory, the English won seven more battles, before the French claimed their first win in 1351 in the Battle of Ardres. The war seemed to be in England’s favor, as they continued to defeat the French army battle after battle. The French still fought, winning consecutive battles, wearing the English army down. Both sides began alternating victories, causing the war to last longer than expected. The final battle, the Battle of Castillon, ended 1453, with the French...
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...and many other towns were also liberated from English control. However a year later Joan was captured and sold to the English. The English and members of the French clergy decided to put her on trial for witchcraft. The trial was a very testing experience for Joan, but, her responses were much sharper than her prosecutors expected. As expected, Joan was found guilty and condemned to death by burning at the stake. Joan of Arc achieved a remarkable achievement in her short life of 19 years. In particular she embodied religious devotion with great bravery and humility, her life helped change the course of French history. She was very inspirational to me because she who was a normal peasant from village willing to take up arm and went into a war under the God guidance. She died for her own...
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...She immediately identifies him, and tells him she wants to start a war against the English to open his way to Reims. “For three weeks Joan is examined by churchmen to see if she truly is sent by God”.(http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa41) They tell Charles that she may be who she says she is, but they were not completely certain. They did agree that Charles should use her services. Eventually, Charles grants her knighthood and the ability to start a war against the English. Joan is provided with the same housing as a knight. This showed that Charles treated her the same as the rest of the knights. She also had her own squire who waited on her. She was given her own painted standard and banner, along with armor and a sword. The sword is said to have been miraculously found behind the altar in a church, without any explanation of where it appeared from. Joan and her soldiers reached Orléans on April 29, 1429. The English positions fell and by May 8, the English army began to retreat...
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...of the fact that she is female. One specific example of this is when Joan arrives at Orleans and talks with the military captains at Orleans about how they should try and retake Orleans. One of the captains looks at her and explains to her why the leaders are having a difficult time taking her seriously, "It's not easy for us, for our pride, to suddenly be usurped by... well with all due respect, by a... by a girl." Many of the Englishmen Joan fights during the film throw patronizing and derogatory remarks towards Joan before, during, and after combat. Despite the amount of genuine resistance that Joan faces for being a woman during the Middle Ages, let alone one that claims she can talk to god, she never gives up on her ambitions and never does what she believes is right regardless of what anyone else says. Initially, the film frames Joan in a light that is very similar to the common female heroine found in medievalist works. Jane Tolmie discusses this archetype as one that requires, "However, the adverse external conditions which shape this world and challenge these exceptional female tourists are readily recognizable to the medievalist, as is the trajectory of the heroine who overcomes adversities rooted in gender-based oppression." While Tolmie's statements are more directly targeted towards fantasy protagonists and writers, the structure found those pieces fiction and The Messenger. The protagonist runs into an oppressive, male dominated society which questions her abilities...
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...There are many names to call her but I’ll start with Joan. Joan stands about five feet, three inches. She’s heavy set woman with blackish-red hair. Joan looks very young for her age of sixty-three. Joan dresses very professional most of the time. Her skin is fair like her mothers. Her nails and toes are always some variation of red, purple or pink. Joan is a technology fanatic. She has two phones, two laptops, three kindles, and other cool gargets. She has a huge collection of shoes and purses. Joan also loves to read. She has enough books to fill a small library. She’s a very emotionless person. She’s always strategic. No one will ever see her upset or frustrated or even angry. Living with her forces people to hide all their emotions. She’s used to being a boss and doesn’t deal well with confrontation. She’s constantly stressed and hides in her room so that the kids never bother her. She’s taught people how to behave around her without saying a word. Joan is a very heartless woman. She has a daughter who left her abusers home pregnant seeking safety. Joan wouldn’t let her daughter come home. When her daughter tried to tell her she was pregnant Joan told her that she’s selfish. Her daughter spent her entire pregnancy homeless and finally when Joan agreed to let her daughter come home, she had one condition; Her daughter must drop the belief that she is a part of the family and do whatever she is told. Her daughter went back to school and graduated but Joan refused to come to...
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