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Henry VI was a pain, and Richard II was NOT Richard III….!

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Henry VI

Henry VI is not my favourite king, in fact I think he was a real pain in the posterior, whether in his lucid moments or not. This link is to a paper about him, which I confess to not having finished because I lost faith in its accuracy. No fewer than three times Richard II is referred to as Richard III, and I’m surprised the error not only got through to publication but hasn’t been corrected. Perhaps the latter action isn’t possible, I don’t really know. But the blooper certainly spoiled the paper for me.

And my low opinion of Henry VI remains the same.

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    marliesemd

    The political marriage of his parents clearly brought the Valois madness to England in the form of their son. Just as well his lineage was killed off (if his son was truly his son of which there are reasonable doubts.)

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