Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
'a truly notable achievement ... a masterly book'
- G.R. Elton, Albion
Few English kings have come as close as Henry to being declared a saint and it is his reputation for sanctity that pervades Shakespeare's trilogy, Henry VI. This masterly study, unparallelled in its informative detail, examines the entire span of the king's reign, from the death of Henry V in 1422, when Henry was only nine months old, to the disasters that befell Henry during the period of his insanity at the beginning of the Wars of the Roses and his dethronement in 1461.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 907-933) and index.