Dual monarchy of England and France so allowed Bedford to concentrate in Normandy. Some Englishmen who feared an English government in France were opposed to the idea of Henry's being crowned in France before his coronation in England. During Henry's coronation as king of England in 1429, poems by John Lydgate were read to stress further Henry's dual inheritance of England and France. A direct link was made between Henry and his grandfather, Charles VI. The painted pedigree paralleled Henry's descent through his mother, Catherine of Valois, from Saint Louis, and his descent on his father's side from another saint, Edward the Confessor. This was not
Henry VI, Part 2 has the largest cast of all Shakespeare's plays and is seen by many critics as the best of the "Henry VI" trilogy. "Of the King's Party" "Of the Duke of York's Party" "The Petitions and the Combat" "The Conjuration" "The False Miracle" "Eleanor's Penance" "Murder of Gloucester" "Murder of Suffolk" "The Cade Rebellion" "Others" The play begins with the marriage of King Henry VI of England to the young Margaret of Anjou. Margaret is the protégée and lover of William de la Pole, 4th Earl of Suffolk, who aims to influence the king through her. The major obstacle to Suffolk