Henry IV 1st Edition by Christopher Given Wilson ISBN 0300154194 9780300154191

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ISBN 10: 0300154194

ISBN 13: 9780300154191 

Author: Christopher Given-Wilson

Henry IV (1399-1413), the son of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, seized the English throne at the age of thirty-two from his cousin Richard II and held it until his death, aged forty-five, when he was succeeded by his son, Henry V. This comprehensive and nuanced biography restores to his rightful place a king often overlooked in favor of his illustrious progeny.

Henry faced the usual problems of usurpers: foreign wars, rebellions, and plots, as well as the ambitions and demands of the Lancastrian retainers who had helped him win the throne. By 1406 his rule was broadly established, and although he became ill shortly after this and never fully recovered, he retained ultimate power until his death. Using a wide variety of previously untapped archival materials, Chris Given-Wilson reveals a cultured, extravagant, and skeptical monarch who crushed opposition ruthlessly but never quite succeeded in satisfying the expectations of his own supporters.

Table of contents:

Introduction

Part One. The Great Duchy 1267–1399

Part Two. A King at War 1399–1405

Part Three. Recovery and Reform 1404–1410

Part Four. Lancastrian Kingship

Part Five. The Pendulum Years 1409–1413

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