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