What is recorded here
This green commemorative plaque records: Site of South Gate King Henry VI here entered the city 16 July 1452. For centuries a prison. Demolished 1819.
King Henry VI of England and France was a monarch during the Hundred Years' War, known for his piety but ineffective rule, leading to political instability and the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses.
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Places near here
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Exeter Blitz MemorialMemorial · 514 yd
2008 Exeter attempted bombingbomb attack · 604 yd
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