Talk:Henry VI of England

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More information about this article... The following comments have been left for this page: Broad, though needs refs. ....(Complain)(Let us to it pell-mell) 07:58, 2 August 2006 (UTC) Contents 1 Writing style 2 Writing style 3 France 4 Coat of Arms 5 Headline text 6 Ironic 7 Bottom Succession box 8 Gloucester's death? [edit] Writing style The style of this article is not very encyclopedic. Some of the sentences could also be better built. And yes, some references are essential. Can we start with some suitable books? Thruston 08:49, 17 October 2006 (UTC) (edit)

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[edit] France

Perhaps in the succession box, there should be a note about Henry being King of France, as he is mentioned in Charles VI's succession box. Lemmy Kilmister 15:46, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

I agree. I don't know which template to use, but I would suggest something similar to:

*------------*------------------------------------*-------------*
| Henry V    | King of England 1422-1461 and 1470 | Edward IV   |
|            *------------------------------------*             |
|            | Lord of Ireland 1422-1461 and 1470 |             |
|            *------------------------------------*-------------*
|            | Duke of Aquitaine 1422-1461        | Charles VII |
*------------*------------------------------------* (of France) |
| Charles VI | King of France 1422-1429           |             |
*------------*------------------------------------*-------------*

Tonymec 09:17, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

That is exactly what I was hoping for.

Deaþe gecweald 11:08, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Coat of Arms

I have been reading the pages for Henry VI and Edward IV in parallel (for obvious reasons), and noticed that the House of Lancaster coat of arms presented here is the same image as the House of York one on Edward's page of poo

[edit] Headline text

. This could have made the battles in the wars of the roses even more confusing than they actually were! Would it be possible for some knowledgeable soul to address this issue, and replace one (or, of course, both) incorrect image with the right one? Thanks! --King Hildebrand 12:48, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Both coats of arms are simply the traditional ones borne by the Kings of England from 1360 to 1603. As both Edward IV and Henry VI claimed to be King of England, naturally they bore the same arms. (Henry of course did not go to battle personally, so it made little difference.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by RandomCritic (talk • contribs) 14:58, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ironic

Looks like someone got overly fond of the word 'ironic' in the latter paragraphs of the article...

[edit] Bottom Succession box

We're missing the information, Henry VI was King of England, France (disputed) and Lord of Ireland, 1470-71. GoodDay 22:30, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Yes, some weaselly approach has made him into a titular head of France, even though this is not the practice for Alfonso X of Castile and Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall. Actually, the title Rex Romanorum has been converted into pretense! The article on Charles VII of France makes no note of this in its succession box. The folly! 24.255.11.149 (talk) 09:33, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gloucester's death?

At one point on the page (toward the end of "The Child King" section) it says that Gloucester died "probably of a heart attack" but later in the page at the end of the section on his marriage it says Gloucester "died in captivity, whether of natural causes or foul play was not clear." These two statements seem somewhat contradictory. Or at least to come from people with two different points of view. Should greater conformity be sought? Wikikd 02:43, 16 September 2007 (UTC)