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Which French regions did Henry V demand before invading France?
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Henry V
English king Henry V, painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Before invading France, Henry V demanded the restoration of Aquitaine and other lands that had been ceded to the English under the 1360 Treaty of Calais.
In addition to these territories, he laid claim to Normandy, Touraine, and Maineāwhich were former Angevin holdingsāas well as other parts of France that had never previously been under English control.1