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Everyone knows that Henry VI's reign saw the rise of the house of York and the start of the Wars of the Roses. Unfortunately, Henry suffered from a tenuous mental equilibrium that he had inherited through his French mother. This meant that periods where the king was "unwell" occasioned the powerplays of various factions at his court - the duke of York, the queen, the Beauforts etc.

Now, my question is, if Henry VI is essentially the same individual ("more suited to be a monk than a king"), just with a stable mental balance, would English history be any different? England had had mad kings and weak kings before (Edward II is the most recent example of weakness), and yet had weathered the storm and come out without a civil war. So, if Henry is "sane", but still a "weak(er)" king, what might happen? Likewise, England had prior cases where the king had a single heir (Henry I if we reach far back), and survived, so even if Edward of Westminster remains an only child, it doesn't neccesarily mean his dad is slated to be deposed. (From what I can make out, his personality wasn't affected by his illness, so I'm thinking EoW stays an only child).

As I understand it York can still throw his hat in the ring by dint of his senior bloodline claim, but to the medieval mind, whereas an insane king has supposedly lost Divine sanction, a weak king hasn't. So would York still be able to drum up the support to depose Henry? And ergo, an alt-Wars of the Roses? Or would things stay pretty much the same as OTL irregardless as to Henry being mad or sane?

Looking forward to your responses
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