Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- List of Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Making of a Prince: The Finances of ‘the young lord Henry’, 1386–1400
- 2 Henry V's Establishment: Service, Loyalty and Reward in 1413
- 3 Henry V, Lancastrian Kingship and the Far North of England
- 4 Henry V's Suppression of the Oldcastle Revolt
- 5 Religion, Court Culture and Propaganda: The Chapel Royal in the Reign of Henry V
- 6 ‘Par le special commandement du roy’. Jewels and Plate Pledged for the Agincourt Expedition
- 7 Henry V and the Cheshire Tax Revolt of 1416
- 8 Henry V and the English Taxpayer
- 9 Henry V, Flower of Chivalry
- 10 War, Government and Commerce: The Towns of Lancastrian France under Henry V's Rule, 1417–22
- 11 Writing History in the Eighteenth Century: Thomas Goodwin's The History of the Reign of Henry the Fifth (1704)
- Index
- York Medieval Press: Publications
5 - Religion, Court Culture and Propaganda: The Chapel Royal in the Reign of Henry V
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2013
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- List of Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Making of a Prince: The Finances of ‘the young lord Henry’, 1386–1400
- 2 Henry V's Establishment: Service, Loyalty and Reward in 1413
- 3 Henry V, Lancastrian Kingship and the Far North of England
- 4 Henry V's Suppression of the Oldcastle Revolt
- 5 Religion, Court Culture and Propaganda: The Chapel Royal in the Reign of Henry V
- 6 ‘Par le special commandement du roy’. Jewels and Plate Pledged for the Agincourt Expedition
- 7 Henry V and the Cheshire Tax Revolt of 1416
- 8 Henry V and the English Taxpayer
- 9 Henry V, Flower of Chivalry
- 10 War, Government and Commerce: The Towns of Lancastrian France under Henry V's Rule, 1417–22
- 11 Writing History in the Eighteenth Century: Thomas Goodwin's The History of the Reign of Henry the Fifth (1704)
- Index
- York Medieval Press: Publications
Summary
Henry V's religious outlook is well known: he was fiercely orthodox and the founder of two religious houses. The clergy who ministered to the king's spiritual needs have, however, received less direct attention. This chapter investigates the clerics closest to him, especially the members of his chapel royal, and asks how they were linked to Henry's overseas ambitions, and how the king's liturgical observance and spiritual support shaded into propaganda, because the private Christian was inseparable from the public ruler. It is hoped that, by bringing together information from diverse sources, it may be possible to observe a clearer picture of Henry's ecclesiastical milieu, and to suggest lines of further investigation. The chapter is divided into three parts: first, a prosopographical study of the named chaplains (especially those on the 1415 expedition) is undertaken, discussing such matters as recruitment, education, rewards and subsequent careers; the second part provides a more detailed description of those royal chaplains who were important composers; finally, the chapter asks whether any named member of Henry V's ecclesiastical milieu can plausibly be identified as the author of the anonymous Gesta Henrici Quinti.
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- Henry VNew Interpretations, pp. 131 - 156Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2013