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Henry IV, the righteous king, Ian Mortimer

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Henry IV

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Ian Mortimer

the righteous king

The talented, confident, and intelligent son of John of Gaunt, Henry IV, started his reign as a popular and charismatic king after he dethroned the tyrannical and wildly unpopular Richard II. Six years into his reign, Henry had survived eight assassination and overthrow attempts. Having broken God's law of primogeniture by overthrowing the man many people saw as the chosen king, Henry IV left himself vulnerable to challenges from powerful enemies about the validity of his reign. Even so, Henry managed to establish the new Lancastrian dynasty and a new rule of law in highly turbulent times. Here, historian Ian Mortimer explores the political and social forces that transformed Henry IV from his nation's saviour to its scourge

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