Chapter V: The Protectorate

Gloucester's reception in England: attitude of the
Council--Jacqueline loses ground in Hainault--The
duel between Gloucester and Burgundy
forbidden--Gloucester loses interest in Hainault
affairs: failure of an expedition to relieve
Jacqueline--The quarrel between Gloucester and
Beaufort: Beaufort summons Bedford to
England--Gloucester's position before and after
Bedford's return--Council of St. Albans--Parliament
of Leicester: Gloucester's attack on Beaufort: the
decision of the Lords--The Council asserts its
rights: its communication to Gloucester--Results of
Bedford's intervention--Gloucester suppresses
lawlessness--Jacqueline seeks assistance: money
voted by the Council for her relief--Abandonment of
the contemplated expedition--Public feeling hostile
to Gloucester--The Pope refuses the
divorce--Gloucester marries Eleanor
Cobham--Disturbances in the Midlands--Beaufort
attacked for accepting the Cardinalate--Coronation
of Henry VI., 162-215