The Medieval English Coins of the Wars of the Roses
The late medieval monarchies of Europe were fundamentally fragile and prone to civil disorder. Political stability and harmony depended ultimately on the personal capacity of individual kings. In the second half of the fifteenth century, the western kingdoms all endured upheaval and civil war as a result of disputed, ineffective or overbearing rule…
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France, the English king
Henry V died suddenly on August 31, 1422 at the age of 35, leaving an infant son of the same name. Unlike his father,
Henry VI proved to be timid, mentally unstable, and utterly incapable of ruling his troubled kingdom.