It was one of the provinces lost to France by [[King John]] in 1204 – the fact formally recognised by [[Henry III]] in1259. It was retaken in by the English 1425 and held until 1448 when it was ceded to the French crown by [[Henry VI]] at the insistence of his French wife, [[Margaret of Anjou]], an act that caused much resentment amongst the English nobility, becoming a contributing factor in the [[Wars of the Roses]]. | It was one of the provinces lost to France by [[King John]] in 1204 – the fact formally recognised by [[Henry III]] in1259. It was retaken in by the English 1425 and held until 1448 when it was ceded to the French crown by [[Henry VI]] at the insistence of his French wife, [[Margaret of Anjou]], an act that caused much resentment amongst the English nobility, becoming a contributing factor in the [[Wars of the Roses]]. |