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A 15th-century illustration shows the English triumph at Agincourt in 1415. Henry’s military training had begun 15 years earlier. (Photo by Getty Images)

The bloody rise of Henry V: how his brutal upbringing propelled him to greatness . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Edward V and Richard, Duke of York, in the Tower of London as imagined in Paul Delaroche’s 1852 painting.

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A 1930s depiction of a Norman hunt. The invasion of William the Conqueror in 1066 marked the beginning of England’s Royal Forest (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Henry III of England.

David Carpenter on Henry III “He was not a great king but he was respected as a most Christian one” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Plantagenet royal dynasty: England’s ultimate family drama

King Henry V (left) in a late-16th- or early 17th-century portrait by an unknown artist; and his son Henry VI (right) in a c1500s portrait (Photos by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Why Henry VI’s reign was such a disaster

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HistoryExtra's Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman

HistoryExtra Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman The Plantagenets (1216–1485) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An oil on panel portrait of Elizabeth Woodville

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Part ten in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1450–1499

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Chaucer reading his work to the court of Richard II

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Pragmatist or heartless? A portrait of the young Elizabeth Woodville (1437-1492). The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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A portrait of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York

Like father, like son: Richard Plantagenet and Richard III

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5 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Plantagenets

A 20th-century fresco 'Plucking the Red and White Roses in the Old Temple Gardens' by Henry Payne. It depicts a scene by Shakespeare, showing Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset being challenged by Richard, 3rd Duke of York to choose between the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster. (Photo by Artefact / Alamy Stock Photo)

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