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ANGLO-GALLIC COINS. 181revived the Eotulus Normanniae, appointed a Chancellorand other minor officials,and created six Norman Earldoms.In July, matters were ripe for the most serious undertakingof the campaign, the siege of Kouen. On July 29,Kouen was invested, and on January 19, 1419, it fell.With Bouen in his possession, practically the whole ofNormandy was in Henry's power, and he was then freeto turn his attention to his larger claim to the throneof France.The English successes in Normandydid not have theeffect of uniting the Burgundian and Arrnagnac factions,which were still as bitterly opposed to each other asbefore. In fact, their quarrels paved the way for Henry'ssuccesses, and by negotiating first with one party and thenwith the other, Henry contrived to keep both apart. Thecrisis came when the Duke of Burgundy was assassinatedby the Armagnac party in the presence of the Dauphinon the bridge at Montereau on August 21, 1419. Thisthrew the Burgundian party entirelyinto the hands ofHenry, and the new Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good,backed by Queen Isabella, offered Henry the hand ofCatherine of France in marriage, with the Eegency ofFrance during Charles's lifetime, and the successionthe throne, to the exclusion of the Dauphin, on Charles'sdeath. These terms were ratified on January 3, 1420, anda formal treaty was signed at Troyes on May 21, 1420.In the mean time, Henry had laid siege to Gisors, whichfell on September 24, 1419. He had returned to Kouenat the end of November and had spent the following fourmonths there.On December 1, 1420, Henry made his formal entryinto Paris, where he spent Christmas. He then returnedto