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'''Henry VI''' (1421-1471), [[king]] of [[England]] (1422-1461, 1470-1471), only son of [[Henry V]] and Catherine of [[Valois]], was the youngest (at 9 months) to ascend to the throne of England. He also had the most to look forward to as both the English and French crowns were awaiting him after his father’s exploits in the years just before his birth. He was crowned King of England in 1429, King of [[France]] in 1431. His minority was marked by the quality of his guardians and their regard for the institutions they served.  

'''Henry VI''' (1421-1471), [[king]] of [[England]] (1422-1461, 1470-1471), only son of [[Henry V]] and Catherine of [[Valois]], was the youngest (at 9 months) to ascend to the throne of England. He also had the most to look forward to as both the English and French crowns were awaiting him after his father’s exploits in the years just before his birth. He was crowned King of England in 1429, King of [[France]] in 1431. His minority was marked by the quality of his guardians and their regard for the institutions they served.  

His rule, once he gained the reality of kingship, was a disaster. He proved to be the opposite of his father in all but his piety and love of the arts. He was the antithesis of the [[Plantagenet]] king. He was the first [[Norman]]-[[Angevin]] king not to participate in battle against foreign forces. He was vacillating, he was not interested in governance, he ignored the chivalric code at the time of its greatest importance, and he took heed of the latest advice (which, after 1445, was usually that of the clique led by his wife, [[Margaret of Anjou]] and her favourite, [[William de la Pole]], duke of Suffolk.) He was also given to mental instability.

His rule, once he gained the reality of kingship, was a disaster. He proved to be the opposite of his father in all but his piety and love of the arts. He was the antithesis of the [[Plantagenet]] king. He was the first [[Norman]]-[[Angevin]] king not to participate in battle against foreign forces. He was vacillating, he was not interested in governance, he ignored the chivalric code at the time of its greatest importance, and he took heed of the latest advice (which, after 1445, was usually that of the clique led by his wife, [[Margaret of Anjou]] and her favourite, [[William de la Pole]], duke of Suffolk.) He was also given to mental instability, inherited from his maternal grandfather, [[Charles VI]] of France.

He assumed personal rule in 1437, six years after the death of [[Joan of Arc]] at a time when the [[French]] were starting to extricate themselves from the successes of Henry V.

He assumed personal rule in 1437, six years after the death of [[Joan of Arc]] at a time when the [[French]] were starting to extricate themselves from the successes of Henry V.