Bolingbroke (the eventual Henry IV) is son of John of Gaunt, and a major character in Richard II. He is also the titular character in the sequels to Richard II, the two parts of Henry IV.Read more
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Henry IV, parts 1 and 2
Henry IV, Part 1, culminates in the battle of Shrewsbury between the king’s army and rebels seeking his crown. The dispute begins when Hotspur, the son of Northumberland, breaks with the king over the fate of his brother-in-law, Mortimer, a Welsh prisoner. Hotspur, Northumberland, and Hotspur’s uncle Worcester plan to take the throne, later allying with Mortimer and a Welsh leader, Glendower. As that conflict develops, Prince Hal—Henry IV‘s son and heir—carouses in a tavern and plots to trick theRead more