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15. Henry VI
Henry VI (1422-61, 70-71) was the antithesis of a warrior king, he was the first since the Norman conquest never to command an army. Yet it was his incompetence and inertia that contributed to the unbridled, unparalleled bloodshed of his deeply turbulent reign.
CHARACTERS
Henry VI – King of England
Margaret of Anjou – Queen of England
Henry V – Father of Henry VI, former King of England
Catherine of Valois – Mother of Henry VI, former Queen of England
Prince Edward – son of Henry VI
John, Duke of Bedford – Regent of France under his nephew, Henry VI
Humphrey, duke of Gloucester – Regent of England under his nephew, Henry VI
Earl of Suffolk – stalwart of Henry VI
Duke of Somerset – stalwart of Henry VI
Duke of York – Descendant of Edward III, uncle of Henry VI and claimant to the English throne through the house of York
Edward – son of the duke of York
Jack Cade – Kentish rebel
Earl of Warwick – from the Neville family, loyal to the house of York
Charles VII – King of France
Joan of Arc – French peasant who supported Charles VII
Louis XI – King of France, son of Charles VII
Armagnacs – warring faction of the French Civil War and the hundred years war, fighting for the dauphin/Charles VII
Burgundians – Warring faction of the French civil war and the hundred years war, initially fighting for the English claim for France
Charles VI – King of France, father of Charles VII and Catherine of Valois
Edward III – former king of England
John of Gaunt – son of Edward III, focus for future descendants and claimants for the house of Lancaster
Lionel, duke of Clarence - son of Edward III, focus for future descendants and claimants for the house of York
Richard II – former King of England
Henry IV – former king of England, grandfather of Henry VI
Robin Storey – historian
John Wythensteed – chronicler
CREDITS
Music: Now we ride by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Shades – laugh women
Audioman – multnomahfallsupperfallcalmwatertricklet
Gnrja – storm wind 2
zimbot – longbowvolleys
Soundmary – wild horses running
Metzik – medieval market
snaginneb – male grunt
danmitch3ll – distant horns
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By Jonny Langton
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Henry VI (1422-61, 70-71) was the antithesis of a warrior king, he was the first since the Norman conquest never to command an army. Yet it was his incompetence and inertia that contributed to the unbridled, unparalleled bloodshed of his deeply turbulent reign.
CHARACTERS
Henry VI – King of England
Margaret of Anjou – Queen of England
Henry V – Father of Henry VI, former King of England
Catherine of Valois – Mother of Henry VI, former Queen of England
Prince Edward – son of Henry VI
John, Duke of Bedford – Regent of France under his nephew, Henry VI
Humphrey, duke of Gloucester – Regent of England under his nephew, Henry VI
Earl of Suffolk – stalwart of Henry VI
Duke of Somerset – stalwart of Henry VI
Duke of York – Descendant of Edward III, uncle of Henry VI and claimant to the English throne through the house of York
Edward – son of the duke of York
Jack Cade – Kentish rebel
Earl of Warwick – from the Neville family, loyal to the house of York
Charles VII – King of France
Joan of Arc – French peasant who supported Charles VII
Louis XI – King of France, son of Charles VII
Armagnacs – warring faction of the French Civil War and the hundred years war, fighting for the dauphin/Charles VII
Burgundians – Warring faction of the French civil war and the hundred years war, initially fighting for the English claim for France
Charles VI – King of France, father of Charles VII and Catherine of Valois
Edward III – former king of England
John of Gaunt – son of Edward III, focus for future descendants and claimants for the house of Lancaster
Lionel, duke of Clarence - son of Edward III, focus for future descendants and claimants for the house of York
Richard II – former King of England
Henry IV – former king of England, grandfather of Henry VI
Robin Storey – historian
John Wythensteed – chronicler
CREDITS
Music: Now we ride by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Shades – laugh women
Audioman – multnomahfallsupperfallcalmwatertricklet
Gnrja – storm wind 2
zimbot – longbowvolleys
Soundmary – wild horses running
Metzik – medieval market
snaginneb – male grunt
danmitch3ll – distant horns
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