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The Shadow King: The Life and Death of Henry VI
By Johnson, Lauren
- ISBN
- 9781643131283 9781643131658
- Publisher
- Pegasus
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Reviewed on May 1, 2019 | Social Sciences
Historian Johnson (So Great a Prince) aims to help readers interested in late medieval history better understand the life and political choices of Henry VI (1421–71), a complicated, contradictory, and psychologically troubled man. The author is clearly fascinated by the enigma of the so-called "shadow king," and why he demands our attention. An infant king, he was the only monarch to be crowned in both England and France. Despite his stor...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
