Editing Henry V of England (section)

=== Political ===
[[File:Interior of Canterbury Cathedral JC 13.JPG|thumb|A statue of Henry V on the interior of the [[Canterbury Cathedral]]]]

Henry V's death at thirty-five years of age was a political and dynastic turning point for both the kingdoms of England and France. The [[House of Lancaster|Lancastrian]] ruler had been set to rule both realms after [[Charles VI of France|Charles VI]]'s death, which occurred in October 1422, less than two months after Henry's own premature death. This caused his infant son, also called Henry, to ascend the throne as [[King Henry VI of England]], at the age of nine months. Due to the new king's [[Minor (law)|age]], a [[Regency government, 1422–1437|regency government]] was formed by Henry's surviving brothers, [[John, Duke of Bedford]], and [[Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester]]. This acted as the sole governing force of England and its possessions in France until Henry VI came of age in 1437. Although for a time this largely proved to be a success, with England achieving their greatest territorial extent in France under the command of Bedford,<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Of Lancaster Duke Of Bedford {{!}} Encyclopedia.com |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/british-and-irish-history-biographies/john-lancaster-duke-bedford |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=encyclopedia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-15 |title=John Plantagenet, duke of Bedford {{!}} Regent of France, English Nobleman, Henry V's Brother {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Plantagenet-duke-of-Bedford |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=britannica.com}}</ref> the later reign of Henry VI saw the majority of the territories held by the English lost or returned to the French, through reconquest or diplomatic secession;<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-11 |title=Date by which Le Mans was to be handed to the French |url=https://thehundredyearswar.co.uk/le-mans-handed-french-1448/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=The Hundred Years War – 1337–1453}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Siege of Orléans |url=https://www.100-years-war.com/the-siege-of-orlans |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=100 Years War}}</ref> English military power in the region eventually ceased to exist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Battle of Castillon, 1453: The end of the Hundred Years War {{!}} History Today |url=https://www.historytoday.com/archive/battle-castillon-1453-end-hundred-years-war |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=historytoday.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cartwright |first=Mark |title=Hundred Years' War |url=https://www.worldhistory.org/Hundred_Years'_War/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=World History Encyclopedia}}</ref> This marked the end of England's sustained military success in the [[Hundred Years' War]], with all their [[Angevin Empire|historic possessions]] and land in France being lost, with the exception of the [[Pale of Calais]], which remained England's only foothold in the continent until it was [[Siege of Calais (1558)|lost in 1558]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Fall of Calais {{!}} History Today |url=https://www.historytoday.com/archive/fall-calais |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=historytoday.com}}</ref> The loss of land in France was a major contributing factor in causing Henry V's heirs and relatives to descend into civil strife and quarrel over the succession of the English crown in ensuing decades, culminating in the [[Wars of the Roses]] (1455–1487) between Henry V's descendants, the [[House of Lancaster]], and its rival, the [[House of York]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Origins of The Conflict |url=https://www.warsoftheroses.com/origins-of-the-wars-of-the-roses/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Wars of the Roses}}</ref>