Zusammenfassung der Ressource
2 Henry VI: War
- The Hundred Years Wars
- Had been costly
- A massive drain on the
crown's resources
- Damaged the image + prestige of the crown
- Henry was not a warrior -
failure to lead his subjects
in the war harmed his rep
- Unfortunate that he was the son
of a great warrior
- The pressure from that may have
been part of the reason why he had
a mental breakdown in 1453
- The Treaty of Tours 1444
- Henry's greatest achievement
- It established a fragile peace with France
- Lasted until 1449 (5 years long)
- The Treaty marked the marriage between Henry and
Margaret of Anjou (daughter of the French queen's
sister)
- The marriage was not popular
- Margaret was dowerless
- + as part of the Truce, Henry gave
France the strategically vital
territory of Maine