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On This Day In History . 23 April 1445 . King Henry VI married Margaret of Anjou . . ◼ Cardinal Beaufort & the Earl of Suffolk persuaded the king that the best way of pursuing peace with France was through a marriage with Margaret of Anjou, the niece of King Charles VII. Henry agreed, especially when he heard reports of Margaret’s stunning beauty, & sent Suffolk to negotiate with Charles, who agreed to the marriage on condition that he would not have to provide the customary dowry & instead would receive the lands of Maine & Anjou from the English. . ◼ These conditions were agreed to in the Treaty of Tours, but the cession of Maine & Anjou was kept secret from parliament, as it was known that this would be hugely unpopular with the English populace. . ◼ The marriage took place at Titchfield Abbey, Hampshire on 23 April 1445, one month after Margaret’s 15th birthday, Henry was 24. . ◼ They had one son, Edward of Westminster (b.13 October 1453 – 4 May 1471), also known as Edward of Lancaster. He married Anne Neville (later Queen of England as the wife of Richard III). He was killed at the Battle of Tewkesbury, during the War of the Roses, 4 May 1471, making him the only heir apparent to the English throne ever to die in battle. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1445 #RoyalWedding #KingofEngland #KingHenryVI #HenryVI #MargaretofAnjou #QueenMargaret #TitchfieldAbbey #History #EnglishMonarchy #Weddingday #historyinpictures #kingandqueen #Hampshire #BritishMonarchy #otd #OnThisDay #MedievalHistory #medieval #Medievalperiod #medievaltimes #medievalage #Wedding #HouseofLancaster #HouseofPlantagenet #d23apr (at Titchfield Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/COBlDf8sJqt/?igshid=18gywr956tuv8