Henry VI's breakdown
1453 · Event
On hearing of the final defeat in France, Henry VI falls into a catatonic stupor — unspeaking, unmoving, unable to acknowledge his newborn son — for eighteen months. Richard of York is made Protector; when the king recovers and dismisses him, both sides start raising troops.
On these timelines: Wars of the Roses, England, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
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