A Bridge never burnt

A Bridge never burnt

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Wielun and Opole, a match made in heaven

During his time as Count palatine, Wladyslaw Opolczyk didn't stop to participated in the foreign politics; the example of this was, among others things, his trip to Bulgaria in 1368. In 1370, after the death of Casimir III the Great, the Duke of Opole actively participated in preparing the succession of King Louis I of Hungary in the Polish throne. As a reward, King Louis give him the towns of Wieluń and Częstochowa.
By that time, Wladyslaw's brother Bolko III inherited Strzelce Opolskie from their uncle Albert and with this, the Duke of Opole could maintain the sole government over his domains (the youngest brother, Henry, died in 1365 without issue).
In 1371 Wladyslaw led an armed expedition against Duke John of Moravia(who caused a terrible devastation of Moravia); however, this didn't prevent the fact, that, years later later, the Duke of Opole was the head of a mission of mediation to resolve the dispute between the Emperor Charles IV and King Louis I, at this time.
On June 4, 1371, Euphemia of Mazovia, his wife gave birth to a son named Kazimier, a son that he waited for so long to be born, Louis I of Hungary and Poland helped him in gaining prestige in Silesia, on 1372, Charles IV of the Holy Roman Empire died.
In 1378 the departure of Queen Elisabeth from Poland to Hungary, forced King Louis to release Wladislaw from his post of Governor and appointed him with the empty position of Polish Count palatine. But almost immediately Wladislaw had to faced the strong resistance of the Polish nobility, dissatisfied with the decision of King Louis to named heirs to his daughters, and soon was forced to resign.
As compensation for his resignation, the Duke of Opole received from the Hungarian ruler the towns of Dobrzyń, part of Kujawy, Bydgoszcz, Inowrocław and Gniewkowo. These territories were on the border of the Teutonic Order lands, which soon shortly Wladyslaw established close contacts, who included allowed the prosecution of criminals by Teutonic knights in his domains.
In Kujawy, Wladyslaw entered in a dispute over finances with the Bishop of Płock, Dobiesław Sówka, resulting in the excommunication of the Duke, who was repealed a year later by the Archbishop of Gniezno. As a gesture of reconciliation with the Church, Wladyslaw founded the Pauline monastery of Our Lady at Jasna Góra in Częstochowa; also, the Duke brought the famous Black Madonna of Częstochowa, who according to oldest documents, travelled from Jerusalem, via Constantinople and Bełz, to finally reach Częstochowa in August 1382, he gave Dobrzyń, part of Kujawy, Bydgoszcz, Inowrocław and Gniewkowo to his brothers in exchange of their lands in Silesia.
On 1382, supported by Louis I of Hungary, Wladyslaw annexed the Duchy of Wroclaw from the Kingdom of Bohemia and assumed the title Duke of Silesia and became the Duke of Silesia and the liege of other Silesian duchies as Wladyslaw I.
In 1383 Siemowit IV conquered Kuyavia, but was soon expelled by the joint forces of szlachta from Lesser Poland and armies of Hungary.
On 1385, on the the death of Louis I of Hungary, Kazimierz of Silesia, the son of Wladyslaw I of Silesia marries Alexandra of Lithuania (Kazimierz of Silesia can never inherit Galicia from his father it will pass back to the Royal Domain), while Maria Andagawenska declares her sponsalia to Sigismund of Luxembourg invalid and marries Siemowit IV of Masovia who becomes the King of Poland, Hungary passed to her sister Hedvig of Hungary.
On 1390 Holy Roman Emperor Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia formally renounces his claims to the Duchy of Silesia in favor of Wladyslaw I of Silesia who earlier assumed the title as the Duke of Silesia and Siemowit I of Poland, Siemowit I of Poland regained the Duchy of Silesia as a Polish fief with the exception of Swidnica and Jawor, however, if Wenceslaus IV dies without heirs Swidnica and Jawor, would revert to Wladyslaw I of Silesia, the Duchy of Swidnica and Jawor were integrated to the Kingdom of Bohemia due to the death of Agnes of Habsburg, meanwhile, on June 4, 1390 Alexandra of Lithuania gives birth to a son named Wladyslaw while Maria Andegawenska gives birth to a son named Siemowit on January 4, 1391, Maria believed in a good future for her son Siemowit.



Maria Andegawenska had other children with Siemowit I of Poland

-Cymburgis of Poland b. 1392
-Jadwiga of Poland b. 1400
-Henryk b. 1402

Meanwhile, in 1390 Sigismund of Luxembourg marries the recently widowed Anna of Poland, his younger aunt with Papal dispensation in order to spite the dissolution of the betrothal between him and Maria Andegawenska.


Sigismund of Luxembourg m. Anna Kazimierzowna
-Elisabeth of Bohemia b. 1392
-Anna of Bohemia b. 1400

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The rise of Lithuania

The treaty of Dubyssa takes effect in 1382 which meant Samogitia up to Dubysa would fall to the Teutonic Order, Vytautas converts to Catholicism and enters priesthood in the Teutonic Order and Jogaila converts to Catholicism with the support of the Teutonic Order, thereby paving the way for an alliance between Lithuania and the Order. With the Lithuanian shift of alliances towards the Order, Poland is scrambling to find another nation to ally with against the Lithuanian-Teuton coalition.
In 1382, Jogaila is betrothed to Margaret of Bohemia, the daughter of Charles IV of the Holy Roman Empire in order to solidify his conversion to Catholicism, the marriage betrothal was agreed by Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, King of the Romans.
Conrad Zöllner von Rothenstein becomes the Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order in 1382.
Hedvig arranged her own betrothal to Ladislaus of Naples in 1384 who was just 7 year old at that time but she needed to be betrothed fast as to avoid anyone trying to kidnap and marry her later on, especially Sigismund who is trying to gain the throne of Hungary, she hid inside a convent until her betrothed is old enough to go to Hungary in order for them to be married and Elisabeth of Bosnia became her regent.
Louis I, duke of Orleans tries to seek the hand of Hedwig I of Hungary in 1384 but Hedwig refuses to accept his own proposal telling him that she already has been betrothed to someone else.
While Urban took refuge in Genoa, Charles left the Kingdom of Naples to move to Hungary and had his son Ladislaus married to Hedwig I of Hungary in October 4, 1385, although he was just 8 years old, the marriage pushed through, it was done to end the dynastic strife of the Capetian House of Anjou.
In the Russian lands currently occupied by the Khanate of the Golden Horde, Tokhtamysh Khan grew worried about the rising power of Tamerlane’s own empire, which had already taken shape in Persia. Dmitry Donskoi on the other hand, saw the rise of the Timurid state as a big gamble in which he might either help Muscovy in the long run, or doom it to an early death. Donskoi had constantly defied his Tatar masters, and the Grand Duchy of Muscovy was now surrounded by potential enemies: the Lithuanian-Teuton coalition in the west, the Ottoman Empire and the Timurids in the south of its Tatar overlord and Sweden in the north. To safeguard his country’s sovereignty and to break free from the Golden Horde’s control, he approached Timur in 1389 with a proposal: if Timur could destroy the Golden Horde’s armies and help him break free, Donskoi promised to become his vassal. Such negotiation was extremely risky and dangerous and he wanted to make sure, the alliance would also mean that the timurids would control all of Central Asia and later the control of all Russia.
On 1390 Novgorod allied with Lithuania and elected Jogaila as its own prince and Jogaila was finally married to Margaret of Luxembourg on January 4, 1390, and the nobles of Lithuania converted to Christianity en masse and Jogaila said that “It will be the start of a new era for Lithuania, Lithuania will be a great country ” as he said, however he had something to worry that is the loyalty of the Ruthenians on the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Margaret of Luxembourg gave birth to a son named Vladislav on January 4, 1391, he was happy about the birth of a son and Margaret of Luxembourg also said that she was happy that her son was born as well and cradled the baby.
On 1393, due to the conversion he had the help of Poland and Bohemia helped him against the Teutons who are accusing him as a pagan and had not converted, he gained an ally on Maria Andegawenska of Poland who objected to the Teutonic Order so a war started and one of the allies and generals in the war is Jan Ziska, they warred against the Teutonic Order and the result of that was the vassalage of the Teutons to Poland and Samogitia would be returned to Lithuania and the Sword Brothers would split with the Teutonic Order and their lands would be Vassals of Lithuania.
 
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A Bridge never burnt

A Peace Treaty
Richard II married Anne of Bohemia as a result of the Great Schism in the Papacy that had resulted in two rival popes. According to Eduard Perroy, Pope Urban VI actually sanctioned the marriage between Richard and Anne, in an attempt to create an alliance on his behalf, in particular so that he might be stronger against the French, and their preferred pope, Clement. Anne's father was the most powerful monarch in Europe at the time ruling over about half of Europe's population and territory.
The marriage was against the wishes of many members of his nobility and members of parliament, and occurred primarily at the instigation of Richard's intimate, Michael de la Pole. Although Richard had been offered Caterina Visconti, one of the daughters of Bernabò Visconti of Milan, who would have brought a great deal of money with her as dowry, Anne was chosen – bringing no direct financial benefits to England. She brought with her no dowry, and in return for her hand in marriage, Richard gave 20,000 florins (around £4,000,000 in today's value) in payment to her brother Wenceslas. There were also only few diplomatic benefits – although English merchants were now allowed to trade freely within both Bohemian lands, and lands of the Holy Roman Empire, this was not much when compared to the usual diplomatic benefits from marriages made as a result of the war with France. It is therefore no surprise that the marriage was unpopular.
On her arrival in December 1381, Anne was severely criticised by contemporary chroniclers, probably as a result of the financial arrangements of the marriage, although it was quite typical for queens to be viewed in critical terms. The Westminster Chronicler called her "a tiny scrap of humanity", and Thomas Walsingham related a disastrous omen upon her arrival, where her ships smashed to pieces as soon as she had disembarked. Nevertheless, Anne and King Richard II were married in Westminster Abbey on 22 January 1382. Tournaments were held for several days after the ceremony, in celebration. They then went on an itinerary of the realm, staying at many major abbeys along the way. In 1383 Anne of Bohemia visited the city of Norwich, where at the Great Hospital a ceiling comprising 252 black eagles was made in her honour.
Anne of Bohemia found herself vomiting on 1383, she was pregnant said by her advisors, she is very happy and told her husband, Richard II about it, Richard II was very happy about her pregnancy, she told her husband that she is happy to be pregnant and giving birth to a child with him would be honorable for her, she finally gave birth to a girl on October 4, 1383, a daughter named Isabella , Anne and Richard were happy about the birth of the daughter.
the succession was stable due to the fertility of the Queen, the King learned about the plots against him, especially, the Lancastrians who wanted the crown as well, so he decided to expel Henry Bolingbroke on 1390 from his Kingdom with the permission of John of Gaunt, Henry Bolingbroke married the Dowager Duchess of Brittany a few years after expulsion, in response to the marriage Richard betrothed his daughter to a son of Charles III of Navarre, this meant an Anglo-Navarrese alliance against the Lancastrian regency in Brittany but the son who was intened to marry her died so a marriage arrangement with the Duke of Bearn and Foix was made instead, and she was made the Duchess of Aquitaine.

Wielun and Opole, a match made in heaven
During his time as Count palatine, Wladyslaw Opolczyk didn't stop to participated in the foreign politics; the example of this was, among others things, his trip to Bulgaria in 1368. In 1370, after the death of Casimir III the Great, the Duke of Opole actively participated in preparing the succession of King Louis I of Hungary in the Polish throne. As a reward, King Louis give him the towns of Wieluń and Częstochowa.
By that time, Wladyslaw's brother Bolko III inherited Strzelce Opolskie from their uncle Albert and with this, the Duke of Opole could maintain the sole government over his domains (the youngest brother, Henry, died in 1365 without issue).
In 1371 Wladyslaw led an armed expedition against Duke John of Moravia(who caused a terrible devastation of Moravia); however, this didn't prevent the fact, that, years later later, the Duke of Opole was the head of a mission of mediation to resolve the dispute between the Emperor Charles IV and King Louis I, at this time.
On June 4, 1371, Euphemia of Mazovia, his wife gave birth to a son named Casimir, a son that he waited for so long to be born, Louis I of Hungary and Poland helped him in gaining prestige in Silesia, on 1372, Charles IV of the Holy Roman Empire died.
In 1378 the departure of Queen Elisabeth from Poland to Hungary, forced King Louis to release Wladislaw from his post of Governor and appointed him with the empty position of Polish Count palatine. But almost immediately Wladislaw had to faced the strong resistance of the Polish nobility, dissatisfied with the decision of King Louis to named heirs to his daughters, the Duke of Opole told Louis that he should avoid a marriage between any of his daughters to Sigismund of Luxembourg, the youngest son of Charles IV of Hungary.
In Kujawy, Wladyslaw entered in a dispute over finances with the Bishop of Płock, Dobiesław Sówka, resulting in the excommunication of the Duke, who was repealed a year later by the Archbishop of Gniezno. As a gesture of reconciliation with the Church, Wladyslaw founded the Pauline monastery of Our Lady at Jasna Góra in Częstochowa; also, the Duke brought the famous Black Madonna of Częstochowa, who according to oldest documents, travelled from Jerusalem, via Constantinople and Bełz, to finally reach Częstochowa in August 1382.
On 1382, he supported by Louis I of Hungary and Wladyslaw annexed the Duchy of Wroclaw from the Kingdom of Bohemia and assumed the title Duke of Silesia and became the Duke of Silesia and the liege of other Silesian duchies as Wladyslaw I.
In 1383 Siemowit IV conquered Kuyavia, but was soon expelled by the joint forces of szlachta from Lesser Poland and armies of Hungary.
On 1385, on the the death of Louis I of Hungary, Casimir of Silesia, the son of Wladyslaw I of Silesia marries Alexandra of Lithuania (Kazimierz of Silesia can never inherit Galicia from his father it will pass back to the Royal Domain), while Maria Andagawenska marries Siemowit IV of Masovia who becomes the King of Poland, Hungary passed to her sister Hedvig of Hungary.
On 1390 Holy Roman Emperor Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia formally renounces his claims to the Duchy of Silesia in favor of Wladyslaw I of Silesia who earlier assumed the title as the Duke of Silesia and Siemowit I of Poland, Siemowit I of Poland regained the Duchy of Silesia as a Polish fief which made Wladyslaw I of Silesia a hereditary vassals of the Polish crown with the exception of Swidnica and Jawor and the other Silesian dukes became hereditary vassals of the Polish King not just the Duke of Silesia, however, if Wenceslaus IV dies without heirs Swidnica and Jawor, would revert to Wladyslaw I of Silesia, the Duchy of Swidnica and Jawor were integrated to the Kingdom of Bohemia due to the death of Agnes of Habsburg, meanwhile, on June 4, 1390 Alexandra of Lithuania gives birth to a son named Wladyslaw while Maria Andegawenska gives birth to a son named Siemowit on January 4, 1391, Maria believed in a good future for her son Siemowit.
Maria Andegawenska had other children with Siemowit I of Poland
-Cymburgis of Poland b. 1392
-Jadwiga of Poland b. 1400
-Henryk b. 1402
Meanwhile, in 1390 Sigismund of Luxembourg marries the recently widowed Anna of Poland, his younger aunt with Papal dispensation in order to spite the dissolution of the betrothal between him and Maria Andegawenska.
Sigismund of Luxembourg m. Anna Kazimierzowna
-Elisabeth of Bohemia b. 1392
-Anna of Bohemia b. 1400
Casimir of Silesia m. Alexandra of Lithuania
-Wladyslaw b. 1390
-Anna b. 1400
-Henryk b. 1402
On 1402, Wladyslaw I of Silesia died and was succeeded by Casimir I of Silesia who had a strong connection with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania due to Casimir's marriage to Alexandra.

The rise of Lithuania
The treaty of Dubyssa takes effect in 1382 which meant Samogitia up to Dubysa would fall to the Teutonic Order, Vytautas converts to Catholicism and enters priesthood in the Teutonic Order and Jogaila converts to Catholicism with the support of the Teutonic Order, thereby paving the way for a temporary alliance between Lithuania and the Order.
In 1382, Jogaila is betrothed to Margaret of Bohemia, the daughter of Charles IV of the Holy Roman Empire in order to solidify his conversion to Catholicism, the marriage betrothal was agreed by Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, King of the Romans.
Conrad Zöllner von Rothenstein becomes the Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order in 1382.
Hedvig arranged her own marriage with her fiance Wilhelm von Habsburg but she needed to be betrothed fast as to avoid anyone trying to kidnap and marry her later on, especially Sigismund who is trying to gain the throne of Hungary, she hid inside a convent until her betrothed is old enough to go to Hungary in order for them to be married and Elisabeth of Bosnia became her regent.
Louis I, duke of Orleans tries to seek the hand of Hedwig I of Hungary in 1384 but Hedwig refuses to accept his own proposal telling him that she already has been betrothed to someone else.
While Urban took refuge in Genoa, Charles left the Kingdom of Naples to move to Hungary and had his son Ladislaus married to Hedwig I of Hungary in October 4, 1385, although he was just 8 years old, the marriage pushed through, it was done to end the dynastic strife of the Capetian House of Anjou.
In the Russian lands currently occupied by the Khanate of the Golden Horde, Tokhtamysh Khan grew worried about the rising power of Tamerlane’s own empire, which had already taken shape in Persia. Dmitry Donskoi on the other hand, saw the rise of the Timurid state as a big gamble in which he might either help Muscovy in the long run, or doom it to an early death. Donskoi had constantly defied his Tatar masters, and the Grand Duchy of Muscovy was now surrounded by potential enemies: the Lithuanian-Teuton coalition in the west, the Ottoman Empire and the Timurids in the south of its Tatar overlord and Sweden in the north. To safeguard his country’s sovereignty and to break free from the Golden Horde’s control, he approached Timur in 1389 with a proposal: if Timur could destroy the Golden Horde’s armies and help him break free, Donskoi promised to become his vassal. Such negotiation was extremely risky and dangerous and he wanted to make sure, the alliance would also mean that the timurids would control all of Central Asia and later the control of all Russia.
On 1390 Novgorod allied with Lithuania and elected Jogaila as its own prince and Jogaila was finally married to Margaret of Luxembourg on January 4, 1390, and the nobles of Lithuania converted to Christianity en masse and Jogaila said that “It will be the start of a new era for Lithuania, Lithuania will be a great country ” as he said, however he had something to worry that is the loyalty of the Ruthenians on the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Margaret of Luxembourg gave birth to a son named Vladislav on January 4, 1391, he was happy about the birth of a son and Margaret of Luxembourg also said that she was happy that her son was born as well and cradled the baby.
On 1393, due to the conversion he made, he had the help of Poland and Bohemia, Bohemian and Polish troops helped him against the Teutons who are accusing him as a pagan and had not converted, he gained an ally on Maria Andegawenska of Poland who objected to the Teutonic Order so a war started and one of the allies and generals in the war is Jan Ziska, they warred against the Teutonic Order and the result of that was the vassalage of the Teutonic Order to Poland, the return of Pomerellia to Poland and Samogitia would be returned to Lithuania and the Sword Brothers would split with the Teutonic Order and their lands would be Vassals of Lithuania.

Milanese Sicilian Union
In 1379 the attempt to kidnap Maria of Sicily by count William Raymond of Montcada, Sicilian nobleman and member of the Aragonese House of Montcada, to prevent her marriage with Giangaleazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan has failed and thus Gian Galeazzo Visconti was able to marry Maria of Sicily on June 4, 1380 and due to this he had a way to counter Charles IV, the Holy Roman Emperor aka Charles of Bohemian and Maria of Sicily was able to give her a son named Frederico on June 4, 1381.
When Charles III of Naples ended his reign, when he died on 1390, Naples was annexed by Gian Galleazzo Sforza although there was a minor war but the Angevins were defeated in Naples which left Ladislaus I of Naples and his sister, Joanna were exiled to the County of Dalmatia and so he married Hedwig of Hungary and became the King of Hungary de jure uxoris while Provence went to Louis of Valois, due to the unification of Italy, Pope Boniface IX was very furious about the merger of Sicily, Naples and Milan and the Hussites and was asking for the Catholic countries to crusade against the Viscontis but the Valois never lifted a finger for it and instead decided to ignore it because they are supporting an Antipope and the Pope was alone against the Viscontis although they had the support of the brother of the Bohemian King he is not in Power yet and the King of Bohemia is Wenceslaus IV who was not supportive of the Pope either and Hedwig was not keen on taking the throne of Naples either.
Ladislao di Napoli m. Hedwig I of Hungary
-Elisabeth Bonifacia b. 1399

Jan Hus
Jan Hus (also known as John Huss)(c.1370-July 6, 1415) was born in Husinec, Bohemia (now Czech Republic). He was a Bohemian religious thinker and reformer. He started a religous movement that was strongly influenced by the beliefs of British scholar, John Wycliffe (John Wyclif).
Hus studied at the University of Prague. In about 1400, he became a Catholic priest, and was soon accepted a position of preaching in Czech, the language spoken in Bohemia (Czech Republic). While preaching, he studied Wycliffe’s writings, and came to like these writings, especially because of how authentic and real they were. In 1403, Hus asked to undo the ban upon these writings and translated them into Czech. The church, led by archbishop Zbynek Zajíc, had different beliefs. In 1410, Zajíc ordered that Hus’ writings be burned and Hus and his followers, the Hussites be forced out of the church. The Roman Catholic Church has not tolerated such heresies. Hus was excommunicated in 1411, condemned by the Council of Constance, and burned at the stake on July 6, 1415, in Konstanz (aka Constance), Germany.
The Polish armies commanded by Siemowit I took advantage current of the chaos in Bohemia and so they helped the Italian armies against Sigismund of Luxembourg who was trying to help the papacy, after a few months, Sigismund of Luxembourg died due to mysterious circumstances on 1416, leaving his daughter Elisabeth as the heir to Bohemia of Wenceslaus IV, she decided to tolerate the Hussites if she will rule Bohemia, she married Henry XVI of Bavaria earlier on 1409 causing the future merger of Bohemia with Bavaria.
Elisabeth of Bohemia m Henry XVI of Bavaria
-Charles b. 1410
-Henry b. 1412
Henry XVI of Bavaria also annexed Tyrol from Austria which was once a Bavarian fief and a part of Bavaria, the new state of Italy, Wenceslaus IV, Poland, Bavaria and the Hussites became allies, the lack of Children of Wenceslaus IV also meant that Jawor and Swidnica would be transferred back to Silesia, a Polish fief after his death but still they have Brandenburg and Lusatia which will stay even if Wenceslaus IV dies, Anna of Bohemia, the sister of Elisabeth of Luxembourg is betrothed to Prince Siemowit of Poland as well as their claims to the Polish throne which strengthened the claims of the current Kings of Poland in their throne which meant that Siemowit I of Poland would support the claim of Elisabeth of Luxembourg and her husband to the Kingdom of Bohemia in exchange of renouncing her claims to the Polish throne to her sister but before she is even crowned Siemowit I of Poland becomes the regent of Bohemia.
Anna of Luxembourg m. Siemowit II of Poland
-Casimir IV of Poland b. 1412
On 1410, Maria Andegawenska died and was happy that her people would have a better future, Anne of Bohemia reappeared on the history books as the second wife of Siemowit I of Poland instead.
In the meantime, Anna of Silesia is married to Ernest, Duke of Austria and Wladyslaw of Silesia is married to Jadwiga of Poland who only provided him a daughter named Anna on 1415 who is promptly betrothed to Casimir IV in order for Opole and Wroclaw to pass into the royal domain, while Cymburgis of Poland was betrothed to the dauphin of France.

Richard II's fate
On 1391, unfortunately, Richard II died and Anne of Bohemia and her daughter, Isabella hid and dissappeared from the history of England in order to avoid the wrath of Henry of Lancaster, Henry of Lancaster the regent of Brittany took over the crown of England and had his son Henry of Monmouth as the Prince of Wales.
From October 1400, the administration was conducted in his Henry IV;s name. Less than four years later, Henry was in command of part of the English forces—he led his own army into Wales against Owain Glyndŵr and joined forces with his father to fight Harry Hotspur at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403. It was there that the sixteen-year-old prince was almost killed by an arrow that became stuck in his face. An ordinary soldier might have died from such a wound, but Henry had the benefit of the best possible care. Over a period of several days, John Bradmore, the royal physician, treated the wound with honey to act as an antiseptic, crafted a tool to screw into the broken arrow shaft and thus extract the arrow without doing further damage, and then flushed the wound with alcohol. The operation was successful, but it left Henry with permanent scars, evidence of his experience in battle. For eighteen months, in 1410–11, Henry was in control of the country during his father's ill health, and he took full advantage of the opportunity to impose his own policies, but when the king recovered, he reversed most of these and dismissed the prince from his council.
Isabella Plantagenet had married John I the count of Foix on 1400 who assumed the title duke of Aquitaine and ruled Gascony with French support and Anne of Bohemia went to the Polish court on 1410 on the death of the Polish Queen Maria Andegawenska and married Siemowit I of Poland, Anne of Bohemia became the Queen of Poland, they did not have any issue, they married because they are fond of each other.
on 1413, Henry V became the King of England and decided to advance his claims to the French throne​
 
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