Henry VI
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- Created on: 17-05-17 17:35
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- Henry VI 1422-61
- Nobility
- Land disputes increase 1445-50
- Favouritism caused resentment
- Suffolk corrupt and self serving or trying to rule in the void of king
- Nobles wanted french land so resented the peace supported by Suffolk
- England couldn't afford more war
- Finance
- Slump in trade
- reduced income from customs and taxes
- Henry VI inherited debt but made it worse
- Parliament reluctant to vote taxes
- Slump in trade
- Foreign Policy
- Alliance between France and burgundy - treaty of Arras
- First Protectorate
- York made himself capt of Calais
- Margaret wanted to be regent, made people support York
- York persuaded wool merchants to make loans to the crown
- Margaret
- target of anti-govt propaganda 1459
- unruly army turned away from london 1461
- narrow support base
- alienated nobility
- parliament of devils increased sympathy for York
- Nobility
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