Fan Casting Roses Season 6: The French Queen

Taking place from 1428-1437, Season 6 focuses on the Regency of England while Henry VI is in his minority. With Henry VI's mother, Catherine of Valois - a French princess - ruling as England Regent with the guidance of France's Queen Dowager Isabeau - who has a reputation for her malicious cunning - unrest against the monarchy grows as more flock to support Yorkist claims to the throne. Richard, Head of Houses York and Mortimer now positioning himself as an English nationalist to gain the loyalty of those unhappy with French rule. In an attempt to appease English nationalists, Catherine appoints Thomas Hoccleve, a famous English writer, and his wife, Bonne, an advisor to Isabeau, as the Duke and Duchess of Anjou. Meanwhile the holder of the French Crown remains disputed between Catherine of Valois' young son, King Henry VI if England, and her older brother, Charles VII of France. Near the end of the season Isabeau passes away and Catherine falls ill. With growing unrest in England, season 6 sets in motion the events that eventually lead to the Wars of the Roses.