Henry IV
Henry of Bolingbroke was one of the most important noblemen of the later fourteenth century. Brave, chivalrous and cultured, a talented musician, he excelled at the jousts held at his cousin Richard II's Court, acquiring military experience at Radcot Brid
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Bryan Bevan
Palgrave Macmillan
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Bryan Bevan, 1994
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1994 978-0-312-11696-5 All rights reserved. For information, write: Scholarly and Reference Division St. Martin's Press, Inc., 175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010
First published in the United States in 1994
ISBN 978-1-349-60802-7 (eBook) ISBN 978-0-312-11697-2 DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-60802-7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data applied for.
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For my sister Win
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Contents
Illustrations I II III IV
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VI VII VIII IX X
Henry of Bolingbroke Travels and Pilgrimages The Deposition 'Uneasy lies the head' The Welsh Rebellion The Percy Rebellion Henry's Crowning Error Henry Gains the Upper Hand Defeat of Owain Glyn Dwr His Last Years
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1 24 36 68 80 95 110 125 137 144
Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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List of Illustrations
Henry IV by an unknown artist. By courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery. The Jousts of St. Inglevert near Calais in which Henry of Bolingbroke and his Knights took part. By courtesy of the British Library Board. The impressive, fortified palace and monastery of the Teutonic Knights, well known to Henry of Bolingbroke. By courtesy of the Museum Wojska Polskiego. Thomas Duke of Gloucester, Henry of Bolingbroke's uncle, offers a gift at St. Alban's Abbey. By courtesy of the British Library Board. Thomas Mowbray challenges Henry of Bolingbroke to battle. By courtesy of the British Library Board. Henry IV being crowned by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York. By courtesy of the British Library Board. Owain Glyn D~r, Welsh Prince of Wales. By courtesy of the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth. Effigy of the Usurper King at Canterbury Cathedral. By courtesy of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury.
Cover illustration: Portrait of Henry IV by an unknown artist. (Identity doubtful but caption based on iconography). By courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery.
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Acknowledgements
To the Tustees and Mr J. Conway, Superintendent Manuscripts Collections, and Staff of the British Library for their help. To the National Library of Wales for their valuable assistance when I was researching the Anglo-Welsh War. To the London Library as always for letting me keep borrowed books long after the permitted period. To my sister Win Murray and Andrew Low for accompanying me
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