1421 Births - Henry VI of England, Bartolomeo Platina, Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, Charles, Prince of Viana, Agnes Sorel (Paperback)

Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Henry Vi of England, Bartolomeo Platina, Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, Charles, Prince of Viana, Agnes Sorel, Francesco Sassetti, Vespasiano Da Bisticci, Ahmad Ibn M jid, Giovanni De' Medici, Vasily Kosoy, S gi, Thomas Fitzgerald, 7th Earl of Kildare, Ponhea Yat, Boles aw Iv of Warsaw, Thomas Dutton, Jacques de Lalaing. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Henry VI (6 December 1421 21 May 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and controversial King of France from 1422 to 1453. Until 1437, his realms were governed by regents. Contemporaneously, he was described as a peaceful and pious man, not suited for the harsh nature of the struggles facing him. His periods of insanity and his inherent benevolence eventually led to his own downfall, the collapse of the House of Lancaster, and the rise of the House of York. Henry was the only child and heir of King Henry V of England. He was born on 6 December 1421 at Windsor, and succeeded to the throne at the age of nine months as King of England on 31 August 1422, when his father died, and King of France on 21 October 1422 upon his grandfather Charles VI's death in agreement with the Treaty of Troyes in 1420. His mother, Catherine of Valois, was then 20 years old and, as Charles VI's daughter, was viewed with considerable suspicion and prevented from having a full role in her son's upbringing. On 28 September 1423, the nobles swore loyalty to Henry VI. They summoned Parliament in the King's name and established a regency council until the King came of age. One of Henry V's surviving brothers, John of Lancaster/Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford, was appointed senior regent of the realm and was in charge of the ongoing war in France (Battle of Cravant, Hundred Years War). Dur...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=4685