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Henry VI

king of England. The son of Henry V and Catharine. His father died when he was only nine months old. He was king of England 1422-61. In 1430 he was crowned king of France at Paris, according to agreement. It was during his reign that Joan of Arc and Charles VII drove the English forces to the English Channel, leaving England no territory in France except Calais.

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