Here’s a rough assemblage of dates/events of historical importance to The First Part of Henry the Sixth… we’ll hit the military stuff tomorrow.
Year | Event |
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1386 | Henry V born |
1411 | Richard Plantagenet born |
1413 | Henry V becomes king |
1415 | Battle of Agincourt |
1420 | Treaty of Troyes (Henry V to inherit throne of France upon death of Charles VI; arranged marriage) Henry V marries Catherine (daughter of Charles VI of France, age 18 [Henry V 33 at the time]) |
1421 | Henry VI born |
1422 | Henry V dies |
1423 | Nobles swear loyalty to Henry VI Bedford is named Regent of France Gloucester is named Lord Protector (Gloucester marries Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut) |
1424 | Richard Plantagenet (age 13) is betrothed to Cecily Neville (age 9) by Ralph Neville (Earl of Westmoreland) |
1425 | Edmund Mortimer (Earl of March) dies at age of 34 of the plague as a free man (and high official of crown) in Ireland Richard Plantagenet becomes Earl of March |
1426 | Beaufort becomes Cardinal Exeter dies |
1428 | Warwick becomes Henry VI’s tutor Gloucester’s marriage to Jacqueline is annulled |
1429 | Henry VI is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey |
1430 | Margaret of Anjou born |
1431 | Catherine “marries” Owen Tudor Catherine gives birth to Edmund Tudor Gloucester marries Eleanor Cobham |
1432 | Plantagenet is granted Duke of York |
1435 | Bedford dies |
1436 | York (Plantagenet) is named Lieutenant (Regent) of France |
1437 | Catherine dies Henry VI is declared of age |
1441 | Eleanor Cobham is convicted of witchcraft; marriage to Gloucester annulled; Cobham exiled and imprisoned |
1442 | Talbot is made Earl of Shrewsbury |
1444 | Treaty of Tours (Henry VI marriage agreement urged by Cardinal Beaufort and Suffolk) |
1445 | Henry VI marries Margaret |