King of England (1422–61, 1470–71). He inherited the throne from his father Henry V when only nine months old. During his minority, the court was divided by a power struggle between Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, and the Beauforts, which led to the Wars of the Roses. A pious and withdrawn man, he suffered from insanity from 1453. His marriage to Margaret of Anjou brought him a son, Edward, in 1453, who displaced Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York as heir to the throne. Richard claimed it for himself in 1460 and when he was killed at Wakefield, his son Edward seized it in March 1461 and was crowned Edward IV. Henry was later captured, and spent the rest of his life in the Tower of London apart from the brief period when Warwick restored him to the throne (1470–71), but Edward then defeated Warwick and reimprisoned Henry. When Henry’s son, Prince Edward was killed at Tewkesbury in 1471, Edward IV won back the throne and had Henry put to death.