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King Henry VI

Born: 6 December 1421
Father: King Henry V
Mother: Catherine of Valois
Reigned: 1422 - 1461 & 1470 - 1471
Died: 21 May 1471 (murdered)

Key events:

1422 - Henry succeeds his father when he was 10 months old
1422 - Henry becomes King of France on death of Charles VI
1431 - Jean of Arc burned at stake
1453 - End of Hundred Years War with France
1455 - War of Roses begins
1455 - Appearance of Halley's Comet

William Shakespeare wrote Henry VI

 

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