
He inherited it after the death of his father Henry V at the age of 9 months and was the youngest monarch in British history. Portrait of Henry VI, as displayed at Hatfield HouseHenry VI was born in 1421 at Windsor Castle, and by 1452, he had been on the throne for 31 years. This is to commemorate the 530th anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth, the final major battle of the Wars of the Roses and the death of the last Plantagenet King. There was an ongoing legacy from the previous Hundred Years war, but I will focus on it from 1452, the year Richard III was born.


White Rose of York, and the Red Rose of LancasterThe Wars of the Roses was a dynastic battle for the English throne between two branches of the descendants of Edward III, York and Lancaster.
