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"And is it true that our lord and lady sail next week for their estate in France?" "Ay, it is true enough, and more is the pity; it was a sad day for us all when the king gave the hand of his ward, our lady, to this baron of Artois." "They say she was willing enough, Peter." "Ay, ay, all say she loved him, and, being a favourite with the queen, she got her to ask the king to accede to the knight's suit; and no wonder, he is as proper a man as eyes can want to look on—tall and stately, and they say brave. His father and grandfather both were Edward's men, and held their castle for us; his father was a great friend of the Black Prince, and he, too, took a wife from England. Since then things have not gone well with us in France, and they say that our lord has had difficulty in keeping clear of the quarrels that are always going on out there between the great French lords; and, seeing that we have but little power in Artois, he has to hold himself discreetly, and to keep aloof as far as he can from the strife there, and bide his time until the king sends an army to win back his own again.

The long and bloody feud between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy which for many years devastated France, caused a prodigious destruction of life and property, and was not even relaxed in the presence of a common enemy is very fully recorded in the pages of Monstrellet and other contemporary historians. I have here only attempted to relate the events of the early portion of the struggle from its commencement up to the astonishing victory of A gincourt, won by a handful of Englishmen over the chivalry of France. Here the two factions, with the exception of the Duke of Burgundy himself, laid aside their differences for the moment, only to renew them while France still lay prostrate at the feet of the English conqueror. At this distance of time, even with all the records at ones disposal, it is difficult to say which party was most to blame in this disastrous civil war, a war which did more to cripple the power of France than was ever accomplished by English arms. Unquestionably Burgundy was the first to enter upon the struggle, but the terrible vengeance taken by the A rmagnacs, as the Orleanists came to be called, for the murders committed by the mob of Paris in alliance with him.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

During the fifteenth century the houses of Orleans and Burgundy plunged France into a long and bloody civil war. During this turbulent time a Lord of Northern France, Sir Eustace, is required to send his family to Paris. Fearing for their safety, yet unable to go with them, Sir Eustace sends his esquire, Master Guy Aylmer and friend, a talented archer named Long Tom, to protect his family — the Dame Margaret, Agnes and Charlie. While in Paris, Guy meets the mysterious Count of Montepone and his daughter, Katarina. Together they work to avoid the purges of the “White Hoods.” Loyal to King Henry V of England and together once again, Sir Eustace and Guy join his forces during the English invasion of northern France. As the two French factions merge to face this new threat, the English find themselves greatly outnumbered. The struggle reaches a climax at Agincourt. Will Guy be able to protect Sir Eustace’s family from the angry Parisian mobs? Who is this mysterious Count of Montepone? Who wins the famous battle of Agincourt? These questions and more will be answered in G. A. Henty’s At Agincourt: A Tale of the White Hoods of Paris. Set in the early-fifteenth century, this book includes more than seventy geographical, historical, and explanatory footnotes to aid the modern reader.

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