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  1. He is the only English monarch to have been crowned King of France, with his coronation in 1431 taking place in Notre-Dame de Paris. His early reign, when England was ruled by a regency government, saw the pinnacle of English power in France.

  2. May 27, 2024 · Henry VI (born December 6, 1421, Windsor, Berkshire, England—died May 21/22, 1471, London) was the king of England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471. He was a pious and studious recluse whose incapacity for government was one of the causes of the Wars of the Roses.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  3. Jun 28, 2017 · Henry VI was King of England and France from 1422 to 1461 and 1470 to 1471. He faced civil war, loss of territory in France, and deposition by his rival Richard, Duke of York.

  4. Feb 4, 2020 · Henry VI of England ruled as king from 1422 to 1461 CE and again from 1470 to 1471 CE. Succeeding his father Henry V of England (r. 1413-1422 CE), Henry VI was crowned the king of France in 1431 CE but he could not prevent a French revival led by Charles VII of France (r. 1422-1461 CE) and such figures as Joan of Arc (c. 1412-1431 CE).

    • Mark Cartwright
  5. Learn about Henry VI, the last Lancastrian king of England who ruled from 1422 to 1461 and 1470 to 1471. Find out how his reign was marked by the Wars of the Roses, his mental breakdown, his exile and his murder.

  6. Jan 28, 2021 · King Henry VI. Against a backdrop of growing French power, the king’s ability to rule came into question. Henry entrusted the power of his court to greedy power-grabbing magnates like William de la Pole, the 1st Duke of Suffolk, who governed the country in a disorderly and chaotic way.

  7. Henry VI of England ruled as king from 1422 to 1461 CE and again from 1470 to 1471 CE. Succeeding his father Henry V of England (r. 1413-1422 CE), Henry VI was crowned the king of France in 1431 CE...