Henry VI was just nine months old when he succeeded his father on the throne. Henry VI was crowned King of England at Westminster in 1429, and King of France in Paris in 1431, but he was destined to lose both kingdoms, and to see all his friends die vainly in his court. Henry was the most unfortunate of Kings. By nature he was just, pious, generous and a great scholar, but he was cursed with fits of imbecility, a disease he inherited from his grandfather...