1421 - 1471 (50 years)
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Name |
, Henry VI |
Suffix |
King of England |
Birth |
Jan 1421 |
Windsor, Berkshire, England |
Gender |
Male |
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3 |
Death |
21 May 1471 |
Person ID |
I5426 |
Puffers |
Last Modified |
13 Dec 2022 |
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Notes |
- Starting in 1453 Henry had a series of mental breakdowns and tension mounted between his wife, Margaret of Anjou, and Richard of York, over control of the government. Civil war broke out in 1455, leading to what is called "The War of the Roses". Leading to Henry being deposed on Mar 4 1461, by Richard of York's son, Edward, who took the throne as Edward IV. Henry was imprisoned (twice) in the Tower of London, and died there 21 May 1471, possibly killed there on orders of Edward IV. Henry founded Eton and King's College, Cambridge as well as All Soul's College, Oxford.
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