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Henry VI
Henry VI 1165-97, Holy Roman emperor (1191-97) and German king (1190-97), son and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I (Frederick Barbarossa). He was crowned German king at Aachen in 1169 and king of Italy at Milan in 1186 after his marriage to Constance , heiress presumptive to the throne of Sicily. Henry remained in Italy as his father's representative, ravaging central Italy and forcing it to submit to imperial domination. He became regent at his father's departure (1189) for the Third Crusade and succeeded Frederick, who died in 1190. In 1191, Henry entered Italy on an expedition to secure Constance's Sicilian inheritance from Tancred of Lecce, who had illegally assumed the crown. Stopping at Rome he was crowned Holy Roman emperor by Pope Celestine III. He continued southward, but failed in the initial attempt to take Sicily. He returned to Germany, where he faced a rebellion fomented by the Guelphs and the nobles of the Lower Rhine, who opposed his attempt to absorb Thuringia into the royal demesne. Henry secured a powerful bargaining weapon when he obtained custody (1193) of King Richard I of England, brother-in-law and ally of the Guelph leader, Henry the Lion . Soon after Richard had paid a ransom, sworn fealty to Henry, and been released (Feb., 1194), peace was made. In Sicily, the death of Tancred favored the success of Henry's second expedition (May, 1194). Palermo fell in November, and on Christmas Day Henry was crowned king of Sicily. Insatiable, Henry dreamed of further expansion in the Mediterranean. He began to promote (1195) a new crusade and intimidated the Byzantine emperor, Alexius III , into paying him tribute. At the Diet of Würzburg (1196) Henry proposed that the empire be made hereditary in his family, the Hohenstaufen, and in return offered unrestricted rights of inheritance to those who held fiefs from him. The proposal was defeated, though it found many supporters, and Henry contented himself with securing the election of his infant son (later Emperor Frederick II ) as king. Henry died of a fever at Messina just as he was preparing to invade the Holy Land. He was succeeded in Sicily by Frederick II and in the rest of the empire by Philip of Swabia .
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Misthinking the king: the theatrics of Christian rule in Henry VI, Part 3.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Renascence: Essays on Values in Literature; 6/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...to trust A Mirror for Magistrates, Henry VI "him selfe was cause of the destruccion...with switchbacks. On the one hand, Henry VI presents himself like imitator Christi...But when people compared James I to Henry VI, James called the Lancastrian a...
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Intrigue is afoot throughout realm: `Henry VI' is a triumph of treachery.(Metropolitan Times)(Arts & Entertainment)(Theater)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 9/25/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...and plays is in the three-part "Henry VI." The trilogy is rarely performed...better time for Washingtonians to see "Henry VI," since this continues Mr. Kahn...is young, confrontation-averse Henry VI's lax maintenance of conquered France...
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Propeller's staging of Rose Rage.(Articles)(Henry VI trilogy)
Magazine article from: Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...adaptations of the three parts of Henry VI, Propeller, founded in 1997 at the...Rage is that the adaptation of the Henry VI trilogy does not take its place in...deaths of Henry V, in 1422, and Henry VI, in 1471. To achieve its sharp focus...
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The Wars of the Roses.(Henry VI)(Edward IV)(Richard III)(Theater review)
Magazine article from: Shakespeare Bulletin; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Worrall. Lighting by Tim Skelly. Henry VI Dicken Ashworth (Gloucester), Tim...Lieutenant), Andrew Whitehead (Henry VI), Danny Burns (John Talbot, Peter...Edward IV), Andrew Whitehead (Henry VI), Conrad Nelson (Richard), Danny...
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Royalty, virtue, and adversity: the cult of King Henry VI.
Magazine article from: Albion; 6/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; In 1471, King Henry VI of England died in the Tower of London...These neglected devotional aspects of Henry VI's cult are the subject of this article. King Henry VI of England was born in 1421, the only...
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Lords behaving badly in Henry's marathon triumph FIRST NIGHT Henry VI Parts I, II and III Stratford *
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 12/14/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...production of Shakespeare's three-part Henry VI. We went in yesterday at 10.30am...curiously elated. For the neglected Henry VI, with its picture of Britain disintegrating...securities of the Tudor monarchy. Boyd's Henry VI exposes a brutalised Machiavellian...
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Shakespeare's "books of memory": 1 and 2 Henry VI.(William Shakespeare)
Magazine article from: Comparative Drama; 9/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; In Shakespeare's 1 Henry VI (1589-90), Plantagenet tells...2.4.95, 101-02), and in 2 Henry VI (1590-91), Gloucester repeats...associations attending actual texts. In the Henry VI plays, Shakespeare surrounds his...
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Stuart Hampton-Reeves and Carol Chillington Rutter. The Henry VI Plays.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Comparative Drama; 12/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...and Carol Chillington Rutter. The Henry VI Plays. Shakespeare in Performance...changes. (1) Major productions of Henry VI from the middle of the last century...ideologies and narratives. Performances of Henry VI now routinely synchronize historical...
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`Henry VI: Blood of a Nation'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 1/15/1998; ; 645 words
; `Henry VI: Blood of a Nation' Through Feb. 15 Bailiwick...who wreaked havoc during the reign of King Henry VI. They will almost make you eager for the...savage energy in its formidable production "Henry VI: Blood of a Nation." A superb condensation...
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Warring Roses; Pac Rep's Henry VI, parts 1 and 2, has swordplay, adultery, and Joan of Arc--for starts.
Newspaper article from: Coast weekly; 9/3/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...and Lancaster. This summer, PRT is putting on Henry VI, parts I and II. Henry VI is written in three parts, and picks up pretty...heroic and well-loved (if short-reigned) king, Henry VI is a weak ruler governed by his court, most especially...
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Henry VI
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Henry VI (1421–71), king of England...x2013;61 and 1470–1). Henry VI was the youngest king of England ever to...regal traditions of the house of Lancaster. Henry VI proved to be improvident, malleable, vacillating...
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Henry VI, King, Parts 1, 2
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Henry VI, King, Parts 1, 2 and 3, sections of...Suffolk arranges a marriage between the young Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou , daughter of the...Clifford is killed at the battle of Towton. Henry VI is captured and Edward (IV) declared king...
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Henry VII
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...Henry's father was a half-brother of King Henry VI; his grandmother had been queen to Henry V and a princess of France; his great-great...mainly at Raglan. On the brief restoration of Henry VI in 1470 he was reunited with his uncle, but...
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Henry V
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the name of her father, Charles VI, who accepted Henry as his successor. The English...be met in the reign of his son, Henry VI . Bibliography See biography by...Hutchison (1967); E. F. Jacob, Henry V and the Invasion of France...
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Henry VII (England) (1457–1509; Ruled 1485–1509)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...x2013; 1509), king of England. Henry Tudor, later earl of Richmond, was...1483) recaptured the throne from Henry VI (ruled 1422 – 1461; 1470...king of England. On 18 January 1486 Henry married Elizabeth of York, daughter...
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