Henry VI

…The battle was relatively brief and its most important outcome was entirely familiar, because the Yorkists once more captured the hapless Henry VI, who seems to have spent a remarkable proportion of his reign being passed back and forth between rival factions like a particularly valuable piece of luggage.…

…Above all, they got their hands on the prize that justified the whole enterprise, which was the king himself, Henry VI.…

…After roughly a year and a half lost in the depths of his illness, Henry VI started to surface, his awareness returning, his ability to recognise people and respond to the world gradually coming back.…