Greenwich Palace, Named By Henry Vi Placentia Photographs Prints, Framed, Posters, #584902
The symbolism of such occasions assumed good value, for the theatrical aspects of the king’s reception had been intended to emphasise the force of the monarchical idea in France. The very first of such representations had been seen about 1355, but by 1380, when Charles VI had become king, royal entries had come to be theatrical affairs, stage-managed and planned in advance to make the maximum impression upon the onlooker. Victories at Cravant in July 1423 and, additional crucial, at Verneuil in southern Normandy in August 1424, opened the way southwards. Henry believed he too had a royal duty to...