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Keith Kissack
A tribute to a man who probably knew more about Monmouthshire than anyone else.
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Henry V
Perhaps the greatest British king, Henry V was known as Harry of Monmouth. Henry
was born in Monmouth Castle on 9th August 1388, in the midst of his father's wars
against the Welsh. Amongst his father's many foes was Owain Glyndwr - the brilliant
Welsh hero who fought to restore the Plantaganets and most of all for a free Wales.
Glyndwr, Shakespeare's Glendower, had fought a persistent campaign of constant ambush
and retreat against the far larger English forces. Glyndwr's inspirational victories
had almost united the many Welsh kingdoms against the English, when at just 16 years
old, Prince Henry was appointed Royal Deputy of Wales.
Henry immediately took the fight to Glyndwr; within that year Henry was put in command
of all military operations in Wales.
In 1405, Henry, now 18 years old, routed the Welsh army at Grosmont; Glyndwr retaliated
by attacking English forces at Monmouth. But glyndwr had lost 1500 men at Grosmont
and many more were now deserting to Henry's cause.
By the time that Harry succeeded his father to the throne in 1413, he was a veteran
and respected soldier. Glyndwr had been defeated and the feared Gwent longbows were
now a crucial part of Henry's force. At Agincourt, most famously, the Gwent archers
brought Henry a great victory.
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