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Definition of Henry VI

1. Noun. Son of Henry V who as an infant succeeded his father and was King of England from 1422 to 1461; he was taken prisoner in 1460 and Edward IV was proclaimed king; he was rescued and regained the throne in 1470 but was recaptured and murdered in the Tower of London (1421-1471).

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Literary usage of Henry VI

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Peter Augustin Daniel (1874)
"The Contention, and Henry VI, Part 2, in Fi; The True Tragedy, and Henry VI, Part, in Fi. 1 The original Italian story by Luigi da Porto, 1530, ..."

2. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England by John Campbell Campbell (1846)
"Tf •VI 1 I Thus we shall never know who was the Chancellor that Doubtful stated the causes for calling, in the name of Henry VI., the wh° w»s parliament ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The last work, which Shakespeare rewrote as the Third Part of 'Henry VI,' evidently suggested 'Richard IIP as its natural sequel. ..."

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