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Henry VI : a good, simple and innocent man
- Title
- Henry VI : a good, simple and innocent man / James Ross.
- Author
- Ross, James, 1976-
- Publication
- [London] : Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2016.
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Details
- Description
- 117 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color); 19 cm.
- Summary
- Succeeding to the throne at the age of only nine months, Henry VI had a turbulent reign: he inherited a war with France and, in time, found himself at war with his own nobles. James Ross surveys this eventful life, including Henry's deposition at the hands of Edward IV and his eventual return to the throne.
- Series Statement
- Penguin Monarchs
- Uniform Title
- Penguin monarchs.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biography
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: the enigma of Henry VI -- Behind the facade: Henry's character and capability -- Policy and profligacy, 1436-1453 -- Collapse and catastrophe, 1453-1461 -- Conclusion: death and afterlife.
- ISBN
- 9780141979342
- 0141979348
- OCLC
- ocn968178834
- 968178834
- SCSB-1862825
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library