S1.31 Henry VI (Wars of the Roses)

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🗓️ 21 June 2011

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Henry V's untimely death in 1422 leaves a baby on the throne in the form of Henry VI and marks a total reversal in English fortunes. Disasters in France at the hands of Joan of Arc are eclipsed by the Wars of the Roses, with the Yorkist forces of Richard Duke of York and Warwick the Kingmaker facing off against the Lancastrians led by Margaret of Anjou and the Beaufort family. This is a dramatic period of numerous battles and the deaths of the most high profile figures in the land and amidst this chaos is a man clearly not well suited to the role of king and who proves to be one of the least capable monarchs in English history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Rex Factor.
0:10.0	This week, Henry the sick. This week, Henry the Sick!
0:18.0	With your hosts Graham Duke and Ali Hood.
0:27.0	Hello. Hello.
0:28.0	Tickle, tickle, tickle.
0:29.0	Uh, welcome Trax Factor.
0:30.0	We're viewing all the Kings and Queens of England from Alfred the Great to
0:33.3	Elizabeth the second. Where are we now? We have well we've just done Henry the
0:38.5	fifth who was very very successful king. He was brilliant. Big wins against France
0:42.3	Battle of Agancore etc.
0:44.0	And died at the peak of his powers just about to become a king of France. But he does die
0:49.6	before that and he leaves perhaps a difficult succession because he's got a very
0:54.2	young son as we still see and his young son is Henry the sixth. Now again
0:59.4	it doesn't really conjure much imagery for me Henry the sixth. It doesn't but conjure up much imagery for me, Henry the 6th.
1:02.8	It doesn't, but if I were to say Wars of the Roses,
1:05.6	and this is when it actually happens.
1:07.5	I'm with you. Now you're with me.
1:09.1	Just to say, before we go on to Henry the 6th, we've had a comment.
1:11.6	We've had a comment.
1:12.3	We're from George Lee had a comment on the Henry Vth podcast.
1:16.4	And she said, my husband and I are really enjoying the podcast.
1:19.1	I love British history and this is a fun way to learn more.
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