After the sudden death of King Henry the Fifth, his weak son Henry the Sixth had to deal with the problems of ruling the country. Without support from regents and powerful relatives, the young king was susceptible to fits of madness. At that time, the regent Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, decided that without a strong king the country would inevitably get into trouble. With French troops winning victory after victory and uprisings in English counties—who will save the throne and become the protector of England?