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King of England (1422–61, 1470–71)
Henry VI (6 December 1421 – 21 May 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and claimant to the French throne from 1422
Henry_VI_of_England
Topics referred to by the same term
Henry VI may refer to: Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1165–1197), also king of Germany, Italy, Burgundy and Sicily Henry VI, Count Palatine of the Rhine
Henry_VI
Play by Shakespeare
Henry VI, Part 1, often referred to as 1 Henry VI, is a history play by William Shakespeare—possibly in collaboration with Thomas Nashe and others—believed
Henry_VI,_Part_1
Collection of three Shakespeare plays on the life of Henry VI of England
Henry VI is a series of three history plays by William Shakespeare, set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England. Henry VI, Part 1 deals with the
Henry_VI_(play)
Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197
Henry VI (German: Heinrich VI.; November 1165 – 28 September 1197), a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was King of Germany (King of the Romans) from
Henry_VI,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
1591 play by Shakespeare
Henry VI, Part 3 (often written as 3 Henry VI) is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1591 and set during the lifetime
Henry_VI,_Part_3
Play by Shakespeare
Henry VI, Part 2 (1591) is a Shakespearean history play about King Henry VI of England's inability to quell the bickering of his noblemen, the death of
Henry_VI,_Part_2
Possible order of composition of Shakespeare's plays
by E. K. Chambers in 1930 is as follows: Henry VI, Part 1 (1591–1592) Henry VI, Part 2 (1591–1592) Henry VI, Part 3 (1591–1592) Richard III (1592–1593)
Chronology of Shakespeare's plays
Chronology_of_Shakespeare's_plays
King of France from 1380 to 1422
War in 1453. Charles was succeeded in law by his grandson (Henry V's son), the infant Henry VI of England, but Charles's own son was crowned first in Reims
Charles_VI_of_France
King of England from 1413 to 1422
ailing Charles VI, and was succeeded by his only son, the infant Henry VI. At home, Henry restored order after the turbulence of his father's reign, strengthening
Henry_V_of_England
Cadet branch of the House of Plantagenet
Lear. These plays are: Richard II Henry IV, Part 1 Henry IV, Part 2 Henry V Henry VI, Part 1 Henry VI, Part 2 Henry VI, Part 3 Richard III. According to
House_of_Lancaster
King of England from 1485 to 1509
Plantagenet. Henry's father was the half-brother of the Lancastrian king Henry VI. Edmund Tudor died three months before his son was born, and Henry was raised
Henry_VII_of_England
Count of Luxemburg and Arlon
Henry VI (c. 1240 – 5 June 1288) was Count of Luxembourg and Arlon from the death of his father, Henry V the Blond, in 1281 until his own death at the
Henry_VI_of_Luxembourg
King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553
Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547
Edward_VI
Series of civil wars in England (1455–1487)
III (died 1377). The mental instability of the House of Lancaster's King Henry VI (first reign: 1422 to 1461) revived his cousin Richard, Duke of York's
Wars_of_the_Roses
1470 restoration of Henry VI to the throne of England
restoration of Henry VI of England to the throne of England in 1470. Edward, Duke of York, had taken the throne as Edward IV in 1461. Henry had fled with
Readeption_of_Henry_VI
throne was restored to Henry VI, the previous monarch, during the period known as the Readeption of Henry VI. On the day of Henry VI's second deposition,
History of the English and British line of succession
History_of_the_English_and_British_line_of_succession
King of England from 1399 to 1413
Lancastrians and the Yorkists, with the deaths of his grandson Henry VI and Henry VI's son Edward, Prince of Wales. Mary de Bohun died giving birth to
Henry_IV_of_England
Angevin royal dynasty that ruled England in the Middle Ages
nobles raised private armies, engaged in private feuds and openly defied Henry VI. The rivalry between the House of Plantagenet's two cadet branches of York
House_of_Plantagenet
King of England (1461–70; 1471–83)
Lancastrian armies at Mortimer's Cross and Towton in early 1461, he deposed King Henry VI and took the throne. His marriage to Elizabeth Woodville in 1464 led to
Edward_IV
Count of Waldeck
Count Henry VI of Waldeck, nicknamed of Iron, (c. 1340 – 16 February 1397 at Waldeck Castle, was Count of Waldeck from 1369 to 1397. The nickname of Iron
Henry_VI,_Count_of_Waldeck
English royal house of Welsh origin (r. 1485–1603)
the Kingdom of Ireland) for 118 years with five monarchs: Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. The Tudors succeeded the House of
House_of_Tudor
of Westminster died at Tewkesbury, and Henry VI was put to death on 21 May 1471. After the deaths of Henry VI and his only son, most Lancastrian supporters
History of the English monarchy
History_of_the_English_monarchy
Series of audio drama presentations of William Shakespeare's plays
Elizabeth Spriggs – The Hostess Edward de Souza – Pistol David Tennant – Henry VI Norman Rodway – Duke of Gloucester John Bowe – Talbot Amanda Root – Joan
Arkangel_Shakespeare
1st episode of the 2nd series of The Hollow Crown
"Henry VI, Part 1" is first episode of the second series of the British television series The Hollow Crown, based on the plays Henry VI, Part 1 and Henry
Henry VI, Part 1 (The Hollow Crown)
Henry_VI,_Part_1_(The_Hollow_Crown)
Polish noble
Henry VI the Good (German: Heinrich der Gute; Polish: Henryk VI Dobry or Wrocławski; 18 March 1294 – 24 November 1335) was Duke of Wrocław from 1296,
Henry_VI_the_Good
Term for some Shakespearean history plays
the civil wars now known as The Wars of the Roses – Henry VI, Part 1; Henry VI, Part 2; Henry VI, Part 3; and Richard III. The term Henriad was popularized
Henriad
College of the University of Cambridge
King's Parade in the centre of the city. King's was founded in 1441 by King Henry VI soon after founding its sister institution, Eton College. Initially, King's
King's_College,_Cambridge
Queen of England from 1420 to 1422
1422. A daughter of King Charles VI of France, she married King Henry V of England and was the mother of King Henry VI. Catherine's marriage was part of
Catherine_of_Valois
Queen of England from 1483 to 1485
of Westminster, Prince of Wales, the only son and heir apparent of King Henry VI. As a member of the powerful House of Neville, Anne played a critical part
Anne_Neville
the title character of Henry V. King Henry VI (hist), the title character of Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VI, Part 2, and Henry VI, Part 3, is a weak and ineffectual
List of Shakespearean characters (A–K)
List_of_Shakespearean_characters_(A–K)
heirs would succeed the Valois king Charles VI on his death. Both kings died in 1422 and Henry's son, Henry VI, was crowned king of both countries, creating
English claims to the French throne
English_claims_to_the_French_throne
Medieval Anglo-French conflicts, 1337–1453
France.[citation needed] King Henry V of England seized the opportunity presented by the mental illness of King Charles VI of France and the French civil
Hundred_Years'_War
Plays of the English playwright
Shakespeare and 60% Thomas Kyd. Henry VI, Part 1 – Some scholars argue that Shakespeare wrote less than 20% of the text. Henry VIII – Generally considered
Shakespeare's_plays
English magnate (1449–1478)
malmsey wine. He appears as a character in William Shakespeare's plays Henry VI, Part 3 and Richard III, in which his death is attributed to the machinations
George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence
George_Plantagenet,_Duke_of_Clarence
Shakespeare's history plays
Edward III Richard II Henry IV, Part 1 Henry IV, Part 2 Henry V Henry VI, Part 1 Henry VI, Part 2 Henry VI, Part 3 Richard III Henry VIII As noted, the First
Shakespearean_history
Duke of Glogów, Ścinawa, and Żagań
Henry VI (IV) the Elder (Polish: Henryk VI (IV) Starszy) (bef. 1345 – 5 December 1393) was a Duke of Żagań-Głogów after 1368 (with his brothers as co-rulers
Henry_VI_the_Elder
Medieval German royal and imperial dynasty
until 1254. The dynasty's most prominent rulers – Frederick I (1155), Henry VI (1191) and Frederick II (1220) – ascended the imperial throne and also
Hohenstaufen
English magnate and claimant to the English throne during the Wars of the Roses (1411–1460)
mental instability of King Henry VI. Richard's conflicts with Henry's wife, Margaret of Anjou, and other members of Henry's court, such as Edmund Beaufort
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York
Richard_of_York,_3rd_Duke_of_York
Holy Roman Emperor from 1046 to 1056
Henry III (German: Heinrich III, 28 October 1016 – 5 October 1056), called Heinrich the Pious, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1046 until his death in 1056
Henry_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
1471 Yorkist victory in the Wars of the Roses
Lancastrian King Henry VI at the Battle of Towton. Lancastrian revolts in the far north of England were defeated in 1464, and the fugitive King Henry was captured
Battle_of_Tewkesbury
Heir apparent of Henry VI of England (1453–1471)
4 May 1471), also known as Edward of Lancaster, was the only child of Henry VI of England and Margaret of Anjou. He was killed aged seventeen at the Battle
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
Edward_of_Westminster,_Prince_of_Wales
Queen of England (1464–1470; 1471–1483)
Jacquetta of Luxembourg, had previously been an aunt-by-marriage to King Henry VI, and was the daughter of Peter I, Count of Saint-Pol. Elizabeth's first
Elizabeth_Woodville
Crusade
of Henry VI (German: Kreuzzug Heinrichs VI.) or the German Crusade (Deutscher Kreuzzug), was a crusade launched by the Hohenstaufen emperor Henry VI in
Crusade_of_1197
German noble (c. 1173–1227)
1189, young Henry distinguished himself by defending the Welf residence of Braunschweig against the forces of the emperor's son King Henry VI. Peace was
Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine
Henry_V,_Count_Palatine_of_the_Rhine
Henry VI of England had control over most of Northern France, including Paris. By 1453, the English had been mostly expelled from France and Henry's claim
List_of_French_monarchs
English nobleman, politician and military commander (1428–1471)
the centre of English politics. Originally, he was a supporter of King Henry VI; a territorial dispute with Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, led
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
Richard_Neville,_16th_Earl_of_Warwick
Painting by William Dyce
Henry VI at Towton is an 1860 history painting by the British artist William Dyce. It depicts a scene from the War of the Roses. At the Battle of Towton
Henry_VI_at_Towton
2nd episode of the 2nd series of The Hollow Crown
"Henry VI, Part 2" is second episode of the second series of the British television series The Hollow Crown, based on the plays Henry VI, Part 2 and Henry
Henry VI, Part 2 (The Hollow Crown)
Henry_VI,_Part_2_(The_Hollow_Crown)
King of England from 1154 to 1189
Henry II ( (1133-March-05) (1189-July-06)5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled
Henry_II_of_England
British actor (1941–2022)
(RSC), with whom he made his stage debut in 1962 and, in 1964, played Henry VI in the Wars of the Roses cycle at the West End's Aldwych Theatre. The RSC
David_Warner_(actor)
Pretender to the French throne
1999), was the Orléanist pretender to the defunct throne of France as Henry VI from 1940 until his death in 1999. Henri was the direct descendant of Philippe
Henri, Count of Paris (born 1908)
Henri,_Count_of_Paris_(born_1908)
the duchy of Limburg. After Henry VI's death in 1288 at the Battle of Worringen, Henry VII readopted his grandfather Henry V's arms, which remained in
Coat_of_arms_of_Luxembourg
Queen of England (1445–1461, 1470–1471)
March 1430 – 25 August 1482) was Queen of England by marriage to King Henry VI from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. Through marriage, she was
Margaret_of_Anjou
Shakespearean history play
Shakespeare's first tetralogy which also contains Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VI, Part 2, and Henry VI, Part 3. It is the second longest play in the Shakespearean
Richard_III_(play)
Conflict in Hundred Years' War
capital, Paris, which had been controlled by forces loyal to Henry V of England then Henry VI of England since 1420. The year 1429 saw a dramatic transformation
Siege_of_Paris_(1435–1436)
English noblewoman and politician (1443–1509)
late 15th century, and mother of Henry VII of England, the first Tudor monarch. She was also a second cousin of Henry VI, Edward IV and Richard III of England
Lady_Margaret_Beaufort
King of England from 1483 to 1485
Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, and widow of Edward of Lancaster, son of Henry VI, a Lancastrian. He governed northern England during Edward's reign, and
Richard_III_of_England
12th-century accident in the Holy Roman Empire
cesspit below. They were attending a Hoftag ("court day") conducted by King Henry VI when their combined weight caused the floor of the building to collapse
Erfurt_latrine_disaster
Henry VI (1376–1454), a member of the House of Gorizia (Meinhardiner dynasty), ruled as Count of Gorizia from 1385 until his death. He was also Count Palatine
Henry_VI,_Count_of_Gorizia
Duke of Saxony (r. 1142–80) and Bavaria (r. 1156–80)
reign of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and of Frederick's son and successor Henry VI. After the death of Barbarossa, and the failure of the overall Italian
Henry_the_Lion
father-in-law (Henry VI) in Richard III. Lady Bona (hist) is King Lewis's sister-in-law, whose hopes to marry Edward are thwarted, in Henry VI, Part 3. Lady
List of Shakespearean characters (L–Z)
List_of_Shakespearean_characters_(L–Z)
French nobleman (1134–1158)
Geoffrey VI (1 June 1134 – 27 July 1158) was Count of Nantes from 1156 to 1158. He was also known as Geoffrey of Anjou and Geoffrey FitzEmpress. He was
Geoffrey,_Count_of_Nantes
English noblewoman (1415–1495)
assumed the throne as Edward IV in 1461, after the deposition of King Henry VI of the House of Lancaster. The Duchess of York thus narrowly missed becoming
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
Cecily_Neville,_Duchess_of_York
Private school in Berkshire, England
aged 13–18, located in Eton, Berkshire. The school was founded in 1440 by Henry VI as Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore, and is the largest
Eton_College
Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 to 1218
After the death of Emperor Henry VI, the majority of the princes of the Empire, situated in the south, elected Henry's brother Philip king in March
Otto_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
King of England in 1483
Richard II, who had become king at the age of ten. Another precedent was Henry VI, whose protectorate, which began when he inherited the crown aged nine
Edward_V
Henry VI of Plauen (29 December 1536, Meissen – 22 January 1572 in Schleiz) was Burgrave of Meissen, Lord of Plauen and Lord of Schleiz and Lobenstein
Henry_VI,_Burgrave_of_Plauen
Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 to 1190
crusader's vow. His second son, the duke of Swabia, followed suit. The eldest, Henry VI, was to remain behind in Germany as regent. At Mainz Frederick proclaimed
Frederick_Barbarossa
German noble
Henry VI "the Younger" of Brunswick (c. 1196 – 16 or 26 April 1214), of the House of Welf, was Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1212 to 1214. Henry was
Henry VI, Count Palatine of the Rhine
Henry_VI,_Count_Palatine_of_the_Rhine
1194 conquest led by Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI conquered the Kingdom of Sicily in the name of his wife, Constance I, in 1194. William II of Sicily had stated that, should
Henry_VI's_conquest_of_Sicily
King of France from 1422 to 1461
traditionally crowned. In addition, his father, Charles VI, had disinherited him in 1420 and recognized Henry V of England and his heirs as the legitimate successors
Charles_VII_of_France
English prince (1389–1435)
Bedford was the third son of King Henry IV of England, brother to Henry V, and acted as regent of France for his nephew Henry VI. Despite his military and administrative
John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford
John_of_Lancaster,_Duke_of_Bedford
British television series
the Roses, are based on Shakespeare's first tetralogy: Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VI, Part 2, Henry VI, Part 3, and Richard III. Both series received widespread
The_Hollow_Crown_(TV_series)
Dual monarchy in medieval France
France and Henry VI of England disputed the succession to the throne of France. It commenced on 21 October 1422 upon the death of King Charles VI of France
Dual monarchy of England and France
Dual_monarchy_of_England_and_France
Official country residence of British monarch
Chapel into a proposed shrine to Henry VI, whose canonisation was then considered imminent. In the event, Henry VI was not canonised and the project
Windsor_Castle
Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 to 1250
1220, and King of Jerusalem from 1225 to 1228. He was the son of Emperor Henry VI, of the Hohenstaufen dynasty (the second son of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa)
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Welsh courtier and soldier (c.1400–1461)
widowed. The dowager queen initially lived with her infant son, King Henry VI, before moving to Wallingford Castle early in his reign. Catherine was
Owen_Tudor
Quote from William Shakespeare's Henry VI
phrase from a line of dialogue spoken by a henchman in the history play Henry VI, Part 2 (1591), by William Shakespeare. Although the truncated form is
Let's_kill_all_the_lawyers
Play by Shakespeare
Dauphin, son of King Charles VI, answers Henry's claims with an insulting gift of tennis balls, meant to symbolise Henry's perceived youth and frivolity
Henry_V_(play)
1461 battle in the Wars of the Roses
Yorkshire. Yorkist forces decisively defeated Lancastrian supporters of Henry VI, securing the English throne for Edward IV. Fought for ten hours between
Battle_of_Towton
English actress
Margaret of Anjou in the BBC Television Shakespeare adaptations of Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VI, Part 2, and The Tragedy of Richard III, which received its UK
Julia_Foster
English idiom
idiom. It is related to an expression used by William Shakespeare, in Henry VI, Part 2. The word "mum" is an alteration of momme, which was used between
Mum's_the_word
15th-century English nobleman and military commander
commander during the Wars of the Roses. He supported the Lancastrian King Henry VI. Following the defeat of the Lancastrian faction at the Battle of Tewkesbury
Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset
Edmund_Beaufort,_4th_Duke_of_Somerset
Cadet branch of the House of Plantagenet
Plantagenet was denied a position in government by the advisers of the weak Henry VI, particularly John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, and the queen consort
House_of_York
British theatre company
Howard had a marathon year working on Henry V, a virtually uncut, Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VI, Part 2 and Henry VI, Part 3 and Coriolanus. And the action
Royal_Shakespeare_Company
Agincourt in 1415, reconquered Normandy and ensured that his infant son Henry VI would inherit both English and French crowns after his unexpected death
England in the Late Middle Ages
England_in_the_Late_Middle_Ages
British actor (born 1975)
2007–08 as Prince Hal/Henry V (Henry IV Part One, Henry IV Part Two and Henry V), Suffolk (Henry VI Parts I and II), Rivers (Henry VI Part III and Richard
Geoffrey_Streatfeild
Works by the English playwright
seem less characteristic of Shakespeare than the rest of the play. Since Henry VI, part 3 was also acted in 1592—Robert Greene parodied one of its lines
List of works by William Shakespeare
List_of_works_by_William_Shakespeare
15th-century manuscript
Margaret of Anjou (b. 1430, d. 1482), in honour of her betrothal to King Henry VI (r. 1422-1461). It contains a unique collection of fifteen texts in French
Talbot_Shrewsbury_Book
English prince and regent (1340–1399)
fourth son (third surviving) of King Edward III, and the father of King Henry IV. Because of Gaunt's royal origin, advantageous marriages and some generous
John_of_Gaunt
Cymbeline | Hamlet | Henry IV, Part 1 | Henry IV, Part 2 | Henry V | Henry VI, Part 1 | Henry VI, Part 2 | Henry VI, Part 3 | Henry VIII | Julius Caesar
List of Shakespearean settings
List_of_Shakespearean_settings
King of Germany from 1198 to 1208
from 1198 until his assassination. The death of Philip's older brother Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1197 meant that the Hohenstaufen rule (which reached
Philip_of_Swabia
1999 book by John Julius Norwich
following plays: Edward III Richard II Henry IV, Part 1 Henry IV, Part 2 Henry V Henry VI, Part 1 Henry VI, Part 2 Henry VI, Part 3 Richard III The play concerning
Shakespeare's_Kings
1989 British historical drama film
Charles VI, the King of France and his noblemen discuss King Henry's threats. The Dauphin (portrayed as stubborn and cowardly) says he does not fear Henry, but
Henry_V_(1989_film)
of death but once. Julius Caesar. Act 2. Scene 2. Dead as a doornail. Henry VI, Part 2. Act 4. Scene 10. Double, double toil and trouble. Macbeth. Act
List of idioms attributed to Shakespeare
List_of_idioms_attributed_to_Shakespeare
English noble family
rule England, and would eventually be succeeded by his son Henry V and grandson Henry VI. The Beauforts, as a junior branch of the House of Lancaster
House_of_Beaufort
Monument in Coventry
of these holding statues of Henry VI, King John, Edward I, Henry II, Richard I and Henry. Above these were Edward III, Henry II, Richard III, St Michael
Coventry_Cross
Holy Roman Emperor from 1312 to 1313
probably between 1275 or 1278/79 in Valenciennes, he was a son of Count Henry VI of Luxembourg and Béatrice from the House of Avesnes. Raised at the French
Henry_VII,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Nigerian and British actor (born 1975)
title role of the Henry VI trilogy in the revival of the This England: The Histories project. Iwuji described the role, "In Henry VI, the musicality is
Chukwudi_Iwuji
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