“Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.”–Sholom AleichemTo the cultural imagination, stories about tragic rulers are appealing because regular folk...
Some people just weren't born to rule—and Henry VI was one of them. From his tragic childhood to his tumultuous reign and violent end, the feeble and weak-minded Henry managed to send England into a complete tailspin, starting one of the most brutal conflicts in the country's history. So where did it all go wrong? Why was Henry such a terrible king? Discover the dark history of England's most unfortunate monarch.
Margaret of Anjou has gone down in history as one of the most villainous Queens of England. But what is fact, and what is fiction?
The Mad King Henry VI was one of the most disastrous rulers in history—yet few people know this doomed soul's dark history.
Margaret of Anjou has gone down in history as one of the most villainous Queens of England. But what is fact, and what is fiction?
The last Lancastrian thing was an easy man to like but a hard one to follow, and he would eventually lose his kingdom—and his mind.
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