Henry V of England (
16 September 1387 –
31 August 1422) was one of the great warrior kings of the
Middle Ages. He was born at
Monmouth,
Wales, and reigned as
King of England from 1413 to 1422.Henry was son of Henry of Bolingbroke, later
Henry IV, and
Mary de Bohun, who died before Bolingbroke became king.At the time of his birth during the reign of
Richard II, Henry was fairly far removed from the throne, preceded by the King and another preceding collateral line of
heirs. The precise date and even year of his birth are therefore not definitely recorded. By the time Henry died, he had not only consolidated power as the King of England but had also effectively accomplished what generations of his ancestors had failed to achieve through
decades of war: unification of the crowns of England and
France in a single person. In 2002 he was ranked 72nd in the
100 Greatest Britons poll.
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