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Front line
The English front line consisted
mainly of dismounted knights and
men-at-arms. Out of shot, archers
were posited either side, hiding in the
woods that bordered the battlefield. King Henry Crown
Unlike the French king, Henry Unlike his father, who used decoys
personally led his troops into battle. at the Battle of Shrewsbury years
He was a king first and foremost earlier, Henry’s affixing of a crown
but never stopped being a warrior – on top of his helmet made sure
even on his deathbed he insisted on he stood out. The crown was
being carried to the next siege. damaged in the battle after he took
an axe blow to the head.
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