The Context of 'King Henry IV: Part I'

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  1. 3. Henry Bolingbroke thought of power differently to Richard II, believing that he was the first among equals and _______________ instead of being God-like.
  2. 4. In 1387, Henry Bolingbroke led an army of nobility forces to _______________ against Richard II.
  3. 5. The nobility were very powerful families who had a lot of _______________, owned large castles and controlled personal armies.
  4. 10. At the battle of _______________ in September 1402, Hotspur fought valiantly and took many Scottish nobles as prisoner, however, he refused to give King Henry IV his share of the prisoners after the battle.
  5. 12. In 1400, the _______________ rose up against King Henry IV.
  6. 13. The killing of Richard II set a dangerous _______________ - if Richard could be deposed and killed, somebody could also do the same to King Henry IV.
  7. 16. Henry Bolingbroke was King Henry IV's father and Prince Hal's _______________.
  8. 18. Hal was King Henry's son and the Prince of Wales and he fought _______________ at The Battle of Shrewsbury.
  9. 19. Richard II was _______________ by his cousin King Henry IV on September 30, 1399.
  10. 20. King Henry IV lured Richard II back to London by falsely stating that he only wanted his inheritance to be returned to him, however, when Richard II returned to England he was taken prisoner and forced to _______________ the throne.
  11. 25. When Richard II took away the inheritance of Henry Bolingbroke, it upset the _______________ who believed that he might also take away their property.
  12. 27. Even though Richard II believed that he had the God given right to rule England, he really needed the support of the _______________ to maintain his position.
  13. 28. Ten years after the war in 1387, Richard II led an army against the nobility and Henry Bolingbroke was _______________ from England.
  14. 29. Richard II's uncle was Henry ________________.
  15. 32. To stop the Welsh rebels from joining the Percy family in the North, King Henry IV led an army to occupy _______________, which stopped the Percy family from reaching Wales.
  16. 33. Richard II became king in 1377 when he was _______________ years old.
  17. 34. In The Battle of Shrewsbury, King Henry IV _______________ the rebel army, killing Hotspur and capturing his uncle Worcester before Owen Glendower and Edmund Mortimer could leave Wales.
  18. 36. After the war in 1387, Richard II _______________ to the nobility, holding onto the title of King but not having much power or political clout.
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  1. 1. Henry Bolingbroke _______________ while he was exiled in France.
  2. 2. After Henry Bolingbroke died, Richard II took away his _______________, leaving his son (King Henry IV) with nothing.
  3. 4. Prince Hal would go on to become King Henry V, a very successful and _______________ ruler in England.
  4. 6. Henry Bolingbroke was the most _______________ of the nobility in England.
  5. 7. While Henry Bolingbroke was a very god-fearing and pious man, Richard II was more extravagant and _______________.
  6. 8. Edmund _______________, the rightful heir to the throne in England, was captured by Owen Glendower in Wales.
  7. 9. Soon after his abdication, Richard II was _______________.
  8. 10. _______________ was the son of the Earl of Northumberland.
  9. 11. The Battle of Shrewsbury was a _______________ war where 1600 people died.
  10. 14. In public, King Henry IV fought to retain the title of King, however, in private he had _______________ about his legitimacy as leader.
  11. 15. On July 21 1403, the Percy family joined together with Glendower and Mortimer in Wales, _______________ King Henry IV for the throne.
  12. 17. The _______________ family were the most powerful family in Northern England and they had many castles and a strong army.
  13. 20. Richard II believed that he was _______________ all of his subjects, which upset and alienated the nobility.
  14. 21. After he was banished, Henry Bolingbroke lived in _______________ for the next ten years.
  15. 22. Edmund Mortimer agreed to _______________ Owen Glendower's daughter so that he could receive a lighter punishment after he was taken prisoner.
  16. 23. The head of the Percy family was the Earl of _______________.
  17. 24. Richard II believed that he had a _______________ right to rule England.
  18. 26. King Henry IV led a fleet of ten ships and marched to London in an attempt to regain his wealth from Richard II, who hid in _______________ when he heard that King Henry IV's army had grown in numbers after being joined by frustrated landowners.
  19. 30. Hotspur and the Percy family were upset with King Henry IV because they believed that he had broken promises to the family and that he was not trying to pay _______________ for the safe return of Edmund Mortimer.
  20. 31. The Earl of Northumberland was upset that King Henry IV wouldn't recognise his requests and he attempted to depose him, believing that a member of the Percy family could become the _______________.
  21. 35. King Henry IV made the claim to be king by saying that he descended from _______________ III and also because of Richard II's poor leadership.