The future Edward IV, leading a Yorkist army, routed the Lancastrians, captured King Henry VI and seized the throne.

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In 1460, in the Wars of the Roses, Richard of York defeated King Henry VI at the battle of Northampton.

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In 1429, Henry VI was crowned king of England, seven years after acceding to the throne at the age of eight months.

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Rohid was one of sixteen candidates selected for a four-day interview at the elite public school, which was founded by King Henry VI in 1440.

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He says that numerous repairs followed and documentary evidence suggests the buildings were kept in some form of repair right up until the reign of Henry VI (1422-71).

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Henry VI went to war with his uncle, Charles VII.

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In 1547, King Henry VIII of England died and was succeeded by his son, Edward VI.

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