Henry the Sixth, 1422 to 1461 and 1470 to 1471
| BORN: | 6 December 1421, Windsor Castle. |
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| PARENTS: | Henry V (1387 - 1422), Catherine de Valois of France (1401 - 37). |
| MARRIED: | Margaret of Anjou (1429 - 82), 22 April 1445, Titchfield Abbey, Hampshire. |
| ACCEDED: | 1 September 1422 |
| CROWNED: | (1) 6 November 1429, Westminster Abbey. (deposed: 4 March 1461 restored: 3 October 1470) (2) 13 October 1470, St. Paul's Cathedral. (deposed again: 11 April 1471) |
| DIED: | 21 May 1471, Tower of London. |
| INTERRED: | St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. |
| CHILDREN: | (1) Edward, Prince of Wales (1453 - 71) |
| COEVAL PERSONS: |
Scottish Crown: James I (Stuart) James II (Stuart) James III (Stuart) Opponent: Joan of Arc, The Maid of Orléans Archbishops of Canterbury: Henry Chicheley John Stafford John Kemp Thomas Bourchier Popes: Martin V Eugene IV Nicholas V Callistus III Pius II Paul II |
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| NOTABLE EVENTS: |
War of the Roses: First battle of St. Albans, 22 May 1455. Battle of Blore Heath, 23 September 1459. Battle of Northampton, 10 July 1460. Battle of Wakefield, 30 December 1460. Battle of Mortimer's Cross, 2 February 1461. Second battle of St. Albans. 17 February 1461. |
