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Katharine crowned in Westminster. 1421 March 23, They passed their Easter at Leicester. {Between} 1421 {March &} They travelled through the greater part of England. {May, } 1421 March 23, Death of the Duke of Clarence. 1421 May 26, Taylor condemned to imprisonment for heresy. 1421 June 1, HENRY left London on his third expedition. 1421 June 10, HENRY landed at Calais. (p. xviii) 1421 Oct. 6, Siege of Meaux began, and lasted till the April following. 1421 Dec. 6, HENRY's son born at Windsor. 1422 May 21, Katharine landed at Harfleur. 1422 HENRY met her at the Bois de Vincennes. 1422 They entered Paris together. 1422 Aug. HENRY left Katharine at Senlis.
1422 Aug. 31, DEATH of HENRY.
1423 March 1, William Taylor burnt for heresy.

CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. (p. xix)
CHAPTER I.
1387-1398.
Henry of Monmouth's Parents. -- Time and place of his Birth. -- John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster. -- Henry Bolinbroke. -- Monmouth Castle. -- Henry's infancy and childhood. -- His education. -- Residence in Oxford. -- Bolinbroke's Banishment. Page 1
CHAPTER II.
1398-1399.
Henry taken into the care of Richard. -- Death of John of Gaunt. -- Henry knighted by Richard in Ireland. -- His person and manners. -- News of Bolinbroke's landing and hostile measures reaches Ireland. -- Indecision and delay of Richard. -- He shuts up Henry and the young Duke of Gloucester in Trym Castle. -- Reflections on the fate of these two Cousins -- of Bolinbroke -- of Richard -- and of the widowed Duchess of Gloucester. Page 32
CHAPTER III.
(p. xx)
1398-1399.
Proceedings of Bolinbroke from his Interview with Archbishop Arundel, in Paris, to his making King Richard his prisoner. -- Conduct of Richard from the news of Bolinbroke's landing. -- Treachery of Northumberland. -- Richard taken by Bolinbroke to London. Page 52
CHAPTER IV.
1399-1400.
Richard resigns the Crown. -- Bolinbroke elected King. -- Henry of Monmouth created Prince of Wales. -- Plot to murder the King. -- Death of Richard. -- Friendship between him and Henry. -- Proposals for a Marriage between Henry and Isabel, Richard's Widow. -- Henry applies for an Establishment. -- Hostile movement of the Scots. -- Tradition, that young Henry marched against them, doubted. Page 68
CHAPTER V.
1400-1401.
The Welsh Rebellion. -- Owyn Glyndowr. -- His former Life. -- Dispute with Lord Grey of Ruthyn. -- That Lord's Letter to Prince Henry. -- Hotspur. -- His Testimony to Henry's presence in Wales, -- to his Mercy and his Prowess. -- Henry's Despatch to the Privy Council. Page 88
CHAPTER VI.
(p. xxi)
1403.
Glyndowr joined by Welsh Students of Oxford. -- Takes Lord Grey prisoner. -- Hotspur's further Despatches. -- He quits Wales. -- Reflections on the eventful Life and premature Death of Isabel, Richard's Widow. -- Glyndowr disposed to come to terms. -- The King's Expeditions towards Wales abortive. -- Marriage proposed between Henry and Katharine of Norway. -- The King marries Joan of Navarre. Page 108
CHAPTER VII.
1402-1403.
Glyndowr's vigorous Measures. -- Slaughter of Herefordshire Men. -- Mortimer taken prisoner. -- He joins Glyndowr. -- Henry implores Succours, -- Pawns his Plate to support his Men. -- The King's Testimony to his Son's conduct. -- The King, at Burton-on-Trent, hears of the Rebellion of the Percies. Page 129
CHAPTER VIII.
1403.
The Rebellion of the Percies, -- Its Origin. -- Letters of Hotspur and the Earl of Northumberland. -- Tripartite Indenture between the Percies, Owyn, and Mortimer. -- Doubts as to its Authenticity. -- Hotspur hastens from the North. -- The King's decisive conduct. -- He forms a junction with the Prince. -- "Sorry Battle of Shrewsbury." -- Great Inaccuracy of David Hume. -- Hardyng's Duplicity. -- Manifesto of the Percies probably a Forgery. -- Glyndowr's Absence from the Battle involves neither Breach of Faith nor Neglect of Duty. -- Circumstances preceding the Battle. -- Of the Battle itself. -- Its immediate consequences. Page 141
CHAPTER IX.
(p. xxii)
1403-1404.
The Prince commissioned to receive the Rebels into allegiance. -- The King summons Northumberland. -- Hotspur's Corpse disinterred. -- The Reason. -- Glyndowr's French Auxiliaries. -- He styles himself "Prince of Wales." -- Devastation of the Border Counties. -- Henry's Letters to the King, and to the Council. -- Testimony of him by the County of Hereford. -- His famous Letter from Hereford. -- Battle of Grosmont. Page 178
CHAPTER X.
1405-1406.
Rebellion of Northumberland and Bardolf. -- Execution of the Archbishop of York. -- Wonderful Activity and Resolution of the King. -- Deplorable state of the Revenue. -- Testimony borne by Parliament to the Prince's Character. -- The Prince present at the Council-board. -- He is only occasionally in Wales, and remains for the most part in London. Page 207
CHAPTER XI.
1407-1409.
Prince Henry's Expedition to Scotland, and Success. -- Thanks presented to him by Parliament. -- His generous Testimony to the Duke of York. -- Is first named as President of the Council. -- Returns to Wales. -- Is appointed Warden