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  1. 1 day ago · 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 grandfather, Charles VI, shortly afterwards.

  2. 3 days ago · The House of Tudor ( / ˈtjuːdər /) [1] was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. [2] They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family, and Catherine of Valois. The Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and the Lordship of Ireland (later the Kingdom of Ireland) for 118 years ...

    • 1485; 538 years ago
    • Henry VII (first Tudor king)
  3. 2 days ago · Windsor Castle was one of Henry III's three favourite residences and he invested heavily in the royal accommodation, spending more money at Windsor than in any other of his properties. [86] [nb 6] Following his marriage to Eleanor of Provence , Henry built a luxurious palace in 1240–1263, based around a court along the north side of the Upper ...

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  4. Apr 8, 2024 · Published: April 8, 2024 at 10:35 AM. On 14 February 1453, a nine-year-old girl was travelling to London to be introduced to the court of King Henry VI. Her name was Margaret Beaufort, the only child of John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, and inheritor of a large landed estate. Margaret (born on 31 May 1443) had royal blood in her veins.

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  5. Apr 9, 2024 · Beaufort family. Role In: Wars of the Roses. Edmund Beaufort, 2nd duke of Somerset (born c. 1406—died May 22, 1455, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England) was an English nobleman and Lancastrian leader whose quarrel with Richard, duke of York, helped precipitate the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of Lancaster and York. He was a ...

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  7. 3 days ago · The first English translation of the French Arthurian cycle was made by Henry Lovelich in the reign of Henry VI. (15) The Fisher King was healed by divine intervention. Hughes says that Ripley originally hoped that Henry VI would be reborn and renewed (as, indeed, Edward IV was – spectacularly – in 1471). This is true also of John Hardyng ...

  8. 5 days ago · Edward VI was the son of Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour. Despite his short reign, he is known for being a significant figure in English - Royal History, The Monarchs, Tudor Era

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