The Reign of King Henry VI

Author(s): R. A. Griffiths

ISBN: 9781781554807
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This masterly study of King Henry VI, unparalleled in its informative detail, examines the entire span of the king's reign, from the death of Henry V in 1422, when Henry was only nine months old, to the period of his insanity at the beginning of the Wars of the Roses, his dethronement in 1461 and his murder ten years later.
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Henry VI is the youngest monarch ever to have ascended the English throne and the only English king to have been acknowledged by the French as rightfully King of France. His reign was the third longest since the Norman conquest and he came close to being declared a saint.

This masterly study, unparalleled in its informative detail, examines the entire span of the king’s reign, from the death of Henry V in 1422, when Henry was only nine months old, to the period of his insanity at the beginning of the Wars of the Roses, his dethronement in 1461 and his murder ten years later.

This classic re-assessment of the third Lancastrian king is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of fifteenth-century England. The third edition includes an additional chapter on recent research.

BOOK ISBN 9781781554807
FORMAT 234 x 156 mm
BINDING Paperback
PAGES 1032 pages
PUBLICATION DATE 15 October 2020
TERRITORY World
ILLUSTRATIONS 10 black-and-white family trees and maps

 

 






R. A. Griffiths is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Wales, Swansea. He is an established authority on the later medieval period, and is also the author (with R. S. Thomas) of The Making of the Tudor Dynasty.

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