Henry as a warrior

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Henry had gone to war at the siege of Ostend with Sir Francis de Vere and other lords.

He didn't take part in suppressing border warfare on his Northumbrian estates.

He collected books on militaria and wrote on the arts of war himself.

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He invented an an elaborate board game which he called 'art militaire'.

It was played on an inlaid table with 460 toy soldiers.

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