Reign of King Henry VI

Name: Reign of King Henry VI
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ISBN: 9780750916097

ISBN-10: 0750916095

ISBN-13: 9780750916097

Edition: 2nd 1998

Authors: R. A. Griffiths

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Henry VI is the youngest monarch ever to have ascended the English throne and the only English king to have been acknowledged by the French as rightfully King of France. Griffiths examines the entire span of his reign.

Book details

List price: $35.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: History Press Limited, The
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 1024
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.882
Language: English



Preface


Abbreviations


Some Important Dates


Acknowledgements


Introduction to Second Edition


Introduction: the making of a reputation


Collective Rule, 1422-1436


The King's Accession


The King's Councillors


The King and his Household


Clients, Patrons, and Politics, 1422-1429


Clients, Patrons, and Politics, 1429-1436


Financial Resources


Lawlessness and Violence


Frontiers and Foreigners


England and the French Realm


Propaganda and the Dual Monarchy


Personal Rule, 1436-1453


The King and his Queen


King Henry and his Council


The King's Court and Household


The King's Patronage and the Royal Household


In Search of Money


Scotland, Ireland, and the Defence of the Realm


The Fall of Lancastrian France - I


The Fall of Lancastrian France - II


The Aliens in the Realm


Lawlessness and Aristocratic Violence


Cade's Rebellion, 1450


The Political Education of Richard, Duke of York


The Approach of Civil War, 1453-1461


York's Opportunity, 1453-1456


The Royalist Reaction, 1456-1460


Lancastrian King and Yorkist Rule, 1460-1461


Epilogue: The Destruction of a Dynasty


Genealogical Tables


Maps


List of Authorities


Index