The Kings and Queens podcast

13. Henry IV


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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

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