How Margaret of Anjou seized power from York
- Created by: Katie Beaumont
- Created on: 14-05-17 12:19
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- How Margaret of ANJOU SEIZED POWER
- She believed that YORK faced a THREAT to her son, Edward's inheritance
- However, by DECEMBER 1454, HENRY VI came back to HEALTH
- Margaret RETAINED her POLITICAL POWER & TIGHTENED her grip on the court
- She TOOK York's POWER AS PROTECTOR
- However, Anjou FAILED to have York BANISHED from the court
- Henry VI RECOGNISED York's importance by DECLARING him to be his PRINCIPAL ROYAL ADVISOR
- However, this was SHORT-LIVED as Margaret PERSUADED Henry VI to EXCLUDE YORK from the DECISION-MAKING process on important MATTERS of the STATE
- As a result, SOMERSET was RELEASED from the Tower & was REAPPOINTED to the King's Council & to the post of CALAIS
- This meant that HENRY VI became LITTLE MORE than a PUPPET in the hands of his POLITICALLY ASTUTE WIFE
- YORK FLED NORTH to RAISE an ARMY, intending to IMPOSE his will on the King & his council
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