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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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Biography of Charles Hermans 1839-1924

On 7th August 1839 Charles Hermans was born in Brussels in a well-off bourgeois family.

1867. Charles Hermans (age 27). "Monks playing bowls".

1875. Charles Hermans (age 35). "At dawn".

1880. Charles Hermans (age 40). "The Masked Ball".

1880. Charles Hermans (age 40). "Circe the temptress".

On 7th December 1924 Charles Hermans (age 85) died.