The Royal Manor of Richmond With Petersham, Ham and Kew (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Royal Manor of Richmond: With Petersham, Ham and Kew During the long minority of Henry VI. Nearly all that his gallant father had gained by his brilliant feats of arms and astute statesmanship was lost, and but for an occasional visit from the boy king the Palace at Sheen was once more deserted In 1441, however, the Court was in residence there for some weeks, as proved by various documents dated from it, including a warrant to certain sheriffs to give every attention to His Majesty's aunt, Eleanor Duchess of Gloucester, during her progress through the counties under their care, and in 1445 great rejoicings took place at Sheen in honour of the marriage of Henry VI. To Margaret of Anjou. The royal pair were more than once at the Palace together before their troubles began, and it seemed likely that it would be restored to the important position it had held in the reigns of Edward III. And Henry V., but ere long the weakness of purpose which from the first had distinguished Henry VI. Increased into absolute inability to manage his own affairs. He became a mere tool in the hands of his strong-minded wife, and was unable to offer any effective resistance to the insidious policy of the rival Claimant to the throne, Richard Duke of York. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.