War Of Roses
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Henry Bolingbroke returned from exile at the head of an army.
He captured Richard, summoned a Parliament, and forced Richard’s abdication.
Henry Bolingbroke claimed the throne throughright of descent, conquest, and Richard’s faulty government.
He prevailed because Richard had made himself universally hated.
By choosing to remove Richard through act of Parliament, Henry setan important precedent.
“Uneasy lies the head that bears the crown.”
William Shakespeare, Henry IV
Henry IV was a capable king and good military leader.
But his uncertain title to thecrown meant many plots, and lack of money meant dependence on Parliament.
The barons who had helped to put him on the throne expected that their wishes would be heard.
Henry IV’s weakness was anopportunity for Parliament, especially the House of Commons.
Commons refused taxes unless Henry agreed to select his councilors from Parliament, to govern with their advice, and to allowCommons to appoint auditors to oversea the crown’s expenditures.
Henry IV also had trouble with his son, Shakespeare’s “Prince Hal,” who wished to resume the war with France —a war his father couldnot afford.
Henry V came to the throne in 1413, at the age of 25—young, energetic, and courageous.
He was, Shakespeare wrote, “the mirror of all Christian Kings.”
He personally ruled withfirmness and justice and with the advice and consent of Parliament.
Modern historians, however, consider him cruel, domineering, selfishly ambitious, and overly pious.
In 1415, Henry V invadedFrance to regain all the territory his ancestors had lost.
At the Battle of Agincourt on Oct. 25, 1415, an outnumbered English army defeated a French force five times larger.
5000 Frenchmendied, including 3 dukes, 5 counts, and 90 barons.
The English lost 300 men.
By the Treaty of Troyes, 1420, Henry V married the sister of Charles VI of France, Catherine of Valois.
Henry was...
He captured Richard, summoned a Parliament, and forced Richard’s abdication.
Henry Bolingbroke claimed the throne throughright of descent, conquest, and Richard’s faulty government.
He prevailed because Richard had made himself universally hated.
By choosing to remove Richard through act of Parliament, Henry setan important precedent.
“Uneasy lies the head that bears the crown.”
William Shakespeare, Henry IV
Henry IV was a capable king and good military leader.
But his uncertain title to thecrown meant many plots, and lack of money meant dependence on Parliament.
The barons who had helped to put him on the throne expected that their wishes would be heard.
Henry IV’s weakness was anopportunity for Parliament, especially the House of Commons.
Commons refused taxes unless Henry agreed to select his councilors from Parliament, to govern with their advice, and to allowCommons to appoint auditors to oversea the crown’s expenditures.
Henry IV also had trouble with his son, Shakespeare’s “Prince Hal,” who wished to resume the war with France —a war his father couldnot afford.
Henry V came to the throne in 1413, at the age of 25—young, energetic, and courageous.
He was, Shakespeare wrote, “the mirror of all Christian Kings.”
He personally ruled withfirmness and justice and with the advice and consent of Parliament.
Modern historians, however, consider him cruel, domineering, selfishly ambitious, and overly pious.
In 1415, Henry V invadedFrance to regain all the territory his ancestors had lost.
At the Battle of Agincourt on Oct. 25, 1415, an outnumbered English army defeated a French force five times larger.
5000 Frenchmendied, including 3 dukes, 5 counts, and 90 barons.
The English lost 300 men.
By the Treaty of Troyes, 1420, Henry V married the sister of Charles VI of France, Catherine of Valois.
Henry was...
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