Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share 15. Henry VI
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
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
View all episodes
By Jonny Langton
5
3737 ratings
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
More shows like The Kings and Queens podcast
View all
History Extra podcast
3,189 Listeners
Dan Snow's History Hit
4,655 Listeners
Historic Royal Palaces Podcast
443 Listeners
Tudors Dynasty & Beyond
713 Listeners
Talking Tudors
697 Listeners
You're Dead to Me
2,962 Listeners
The Ancients
2,993 Listeners
Presidents, Prime Ministers, Monarchs & Dictators
70 Listeners
The Rest Is History
12,854 Listeners
Gone Medieval
1,736 Listeners
Not Just the Tudors
1,962 Listeners
Short History Of...
2,610 Listeners
The Tudor Chest Podcast
90 Listeners
Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things
133 Listeners
D-Day: The Tide Turns
323 Listeners