English claims to the French throne their realms as listed in their titles and styles, and the French fleur-de-lys were included in the royal arms. This continued until 1801, by which time France had no monarch, having become a republic. Following an episode of insanity on the part of Henry VI of England in 1453 and the subsequent outbreak of the Wars of the Roses (1455–87), the English were no longer in any position to pursue their claim to the French throne and lost all their land on the continent, except for Calais. Calais was ruled by eight more English Kings and Queens of France until
Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne is a fantasy novel released March 3, 2009. It serves as a prequel to the BioWare role-playing game "" and is written by David Gaider, lead writer of "Dragon Age: Origins". It is his first novel, as well as the first novel set in the "Dragon Age" universe. Set thirty years before the events of the game, this novel tells the back-story of characters important to the game as well as explaining how Ferelden, the setting of "Dragon Age: Origins", achieved independence from Orlais, an event referred to many times