This episode originally aired on David Crowther's wonderful History of England podcast. Please check it out here if you haven't yet. His episodes regarding Henry V may help put this specific episode in context, as well.
This episode covers the military aspirations of King Henry V, with a particular focus on his use of naval power. The story of his flagship, the Grace Dieu, serves as a fitting indicator of the dynamics at play during the period and the decline of naval power following Henry V's death.
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Sources
- Charles Duke Yonge, The History of the British Navy: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time (1863).
- Christopher Allmand, Henry V (2014).
- The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1386–1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe (1993).
- Michael Oppenheim, Vol. I, A History of the Administration of the Royal Navy and of Merchant Shipping in Relation to the Navy (1896).
- Mrs W. J.Carpenter Turner, The Building of the Grace Dieu, Valentine and Falconer at Southampton, 1416–1420, 40 The Mariner's Mirror, pp. 55–72 (1954).
- N.A.M. Rodger, The Safeguard of the Sea: A Naval History of Britain 660–1649 (1997).
- Susan Rose, Henry V’s Grace Dieu and Mutiny at Sea: Some New Evidence, 63 Mariner’s Mirror, pp. 3–6 (1977).
- Time Team, In Search of Henry V’s Flagship, Grace Dieu, YouTube (Series 12, Ep. 6). [link]
- War at Sea in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (John B. Hattendorf & Richard W. Unger, eds., 2003).
