The History of England

160 The Fall of Suffolk and Normandy

By 1445, William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk was clearly Henry's most trusted adviser. He faced a difficult task - to steer a bankrupt nation into the harbor of peace. Avoiding the ship of France trying to sink her on the way in. Would they make it? <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?a=Pgaw4dI1ZZQ:4TOw70nPk7U:yIl2AUoC8zA"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?a=Pgaw4dI1ZZQ:4TOw70nPk7U:63t7Ie-LG7Y"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?a=Pgaw4dI1ZZQ:4TOw70nPk7U:qj6IDK7rITs"></a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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