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Henry VI (6 December 1421 – 21 May 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. The only child of Henry V , he succeeded to the English throne upon his father's death, at the age of nine months; and succeeded to the French throne on the death of his maternal ...
- 21 October 1422 – 19 October 1453
- Catherine of Valois
May 12, 2022 · On 21 May, Edward IV and the victorious Yorkists returned to London. The following morning, it was announced that Henry VI had died during the night. The death of Henry VI. Precisely how Henry VI died is not conclusively known, but stories have surrounded that night in May 1471 for centuries.
Article History. Henry VI. Born: December 6, 1421, Windsor, Berkshire, England. Died: May 21/22, 1471, London. Title / Office: king (1470-1471), England. king (1422-1461), England. House / Dynasty: house of Lancaster. house of Plantagenet. Notable Family Members: spouse Margaret of Anjou. father Henry V. mother Catherine of Valois.
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Born at Windsor Castle, Henry VI succeeded to the thrones of England and France before the age of one, when his father Henry V and his grandfather Charles VI of France died within months of one another. Henry was crowned King of England in 1429 and, in 1431, King of France.
- When Henry’s wife, Margaret of Anjou, visited the king’s bedroom, they were sometimes joined by “trusted attendants” Pious, simple and puritan. This is how Henry VI is often described by historians and scholars.
- He experienced a mysterious illness that lasted 18 months. In August 1453, Henry VI fell into an inertia that lasted 18 months. Some historians believe he was suffering from catatonic schizophrenia, a condition characterised by symptoms including stupor, catalepsy (loss of consciousness) and mutism.
- He was the youngest person to become king of England – and the first (and only) English monarch to be crowned king of France. Henry became king of England on 1 September 1422, at nine months of age, following the death of his father, Henry V. A regency council governed the country until 1437, when Henry was considered old enough to rule.
- He tried to stop the Wars of the Roses by implementing a ‘Love Day’ So devoted was Henry to the idea of peace, he once attempted to instigate a ‘Love Day’ to help reconcile the warring factions of the Wars of the Roses.
May 1, 2020 · What Happened to Henry VI? On 4 May 1471, Edward IV and the Yorkists won the Battle of Tewkesbury and regained the throne. Henry VI’s death was reported as occurring overnight on 21 May.
Feb 4, 2020 · Henry V died, probably of dysentery on 31 August 1422 CE at Bois de Vincennes in France. The English king had missed the chance to become the king of France by less than two months as Charles VI died on 21 October 1422 CE. Prince Henry, not even one year old, became the new king of England and the youngest to hold such a title before or since.
