Biography of Henry VI

A drawing from the "History of England" by Kassel G. entered the throne with a 9-month-old child. The weak -willed and prone to more long seizures of madness was a toy in the hands of often replaced regents and favorites. In the year, in the course of the Great and White Rose war, see the year was captured and imprisoned in the Tower. Warwick's uprising led to the temporary restoration of the crazy Henry VI 9.

It was secondly deposed and killed in Tower. Soviet historical encyclopedia. In 16 volumes. Volume 4. Henry VI, the king of England from the Plantagenet clan, ruled in, gg. The son of Henry V and Catherine French. Wife: with the city of Margarita, daughter of the Duke of Anjou Rene. He inherited two crowns after him - English and French, but could not hold either one or the other.

He was kind, pious, chaste, honest, well educated, but weak both in body and mind. All his life he has been under other people's influence. Until the city of England, the Duke of Gloucester ruled Uncle Henry. After the coronation of the nephew, he lost the title of tread, but retained his influence for another seven years. Then in England the party of the world took up.

In the city of New Korolev, she had a strong character and soon took possession of her weak husband. She granted the ducal title Soffel, and thanks to her support, he became the omnipotent ruler of the kingdom. He was a capable businessman, but, unfortunately, too arrogant. Soffolk quarreled with Richard York, although he could bring the same rights as Lancasters on the throne, because he was a direct descendant of Edward III.

Viceroyism in France was selected from Richard, and soon all the conquests of the British on the continent were irrevocably lost. The parliament in the city was sentenced to exile, but soon he was captured and beheaded. Meanwhile, Henry, like his grandfather, the French king Carl VI, fell into perfect madness. In March, Richard York was declared a tread of the kingdom.

The queen could not come to terms with the loss of influence, and every time his mind was returning to the king, York had to leave the deed of government. The struggle between the two parties soon grew into a cruel rebuff, known as the War of the Scarlet and White Roses, the Lancaster line of Plantagenet had on the banner of alweurosis, the York - white. Richard raised the uprising, but the adherents left him as soon as Henry declared an amnesty to all the rebels.

In the following years, the struggle continued. Henry was captured. A few days later, Richard came to the capital with a decisive intention to take the throne from his weak relative. The parliament, however, did not give the consent Richard was declared only the heir to the throne. Queen Margarita did not recognize this resolution, depriving her rights to the crown of her son.

She gathered an army in the northern counties and went to London. In the battle of Wecfield, Richard was defeated and fell in battle. In February, Margarita freed the king from captivity.

However, she did not dare to go to London and retreated to the northern counties. Soon, Lancasters were divided into an extremely bloody battle of Touton. Queen Margarita, who was the true head of the Alorose party, was supposed to seek support first in Scotland, and then in France. During one of her excommunication in the city, the Duke of Somerset and many other associates of Henry were killed or executed.

The king himself happily left the pursuers. During the whole year, he was hiding with his home in Lontmorland, his home, until, finally, some monk gave it to the enemies. In July, Henry was seized, brought to London and imprisoned in the Tower. He was released only in October G. Eat, of course, he did not enjoy any influence. By his behalf, Warwick runned all his affairs. In addition, his reign this time turned out to be short.

In April, the son of Henry Eduard was captured in this battle and immediately executed, and on May 21, on the day of Eduard IV entered the capital, Henry himself stabbed the Tower. All monarchs of the world. Western Europe. Konstantin Ryzhov. Moscow, Genrich VI.