13. Henry IV

DESCRIPTION The manner of Henry IV’s (1399-1413) ascent not only consumed the king with almighty guilt for the rest of his life, accusations of his illegitimacy completely dominated his reign. So deep was the rift, so potent was the suspicion and so rampant was the opportunism that it served as a precursor for the violent theatre of the war of the roses. CHARACTERS Henry IV – King of England Richard II – King of England, Henry VI’s cousin The Black Prince – Father of Richard II Edward III – King of England, father of the Black Prince and grandfather of Henry IV and Richard II John of Gaunt – Duke of Lancaster, father of Henry VI Blanche of Lancaster – Mother of Henry VI Prince Henry – son of Henry IV and the future Henry V Rebels Edmund Mortimer – cousin of Henry IV and claimant Owain Glyndwr – Welsh leader Earl of Northumberland Harry ‘Hotspur – son of the earl Richard Scrope – Archbishop of York Lords Appellant – group of nobles who sought to restrict rule of Richard II and impeach his favourites at court. Included Henry and Thomas Mowbray The Lollards – critics of the Roman Catholic church Thomas Walsingham – Chronicler and Benedictine monk William Rees - Historian Characters mentioned from the past Saint Thomas Becket – Archbishop of Canterbury assassinated apparently on the orders of King Henry II in 1170. King William the Conqueror King Henry I King Henry II King Edward I – longshanks King Edward II Matilda – daughter of Henry I and claimant to the English throne CREDITS Music: Grundar by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License Danmitch3ll – distant horns rickaldo09 – olive oil xserra – notre dame paris 1 Soundmary – wild horses running zimbot – longbowvolleys