Henry IV
1st Edition
Published on 2. February 2016
621 pages
978-0-300-15420-7 (ISBN)
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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. A 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.
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Content
- Cover page
- Halftitle page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- PLATES
- MAPS AND TABLES
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- ABBREVIATED REFERENCES
- INTRODUCTION
- Part One THE GREAT DUCHY 1267-1399
- Chapter 1 THE HOUSE OF LANCASTER AND THE CROWN (1267-1367)
- Chapter 2 FATHER AND SON I (1367-1382)
- Chapter 3 THE MAKING OF A DISSIDENT (1382-1387)
- Chapter 4 LORDS OF THE FIELD (1387-1389)
- Chapter 5 THE MAKING OF A HERO (1390-1393)
- Chapter 6 FAMILY AND LANDS (1391-1394)
- Chapter 7 THE TWO DUCHIES AND THE CROWN (1394-1396)
- Chapter 8 RICHARD RESURGENT (1397-1398)
- Chapter 9 'A MANIFEST MIRACLE OF GOD' (1398-1399)
- Chapter 10 THE MAKING OF A KING (1399)
- Part Two A KING AT WAR, 1399-1405
- Chapter 11 'IN THIS NEW WORLD' (1399-1400)
- Chapter 12 THE PARLIAMENT OF 1401
- Chapter 13 THE PERCY ASCENDANCY (1401-1402)
- Chapter 14 PIRACY, RUMOUR AND RIOT (1401-1402)
- Chapter 15 FROM HUMBLETON HILL TO HATELEY FIELD (1403)
- Chapter 16 LOUIS OF ORLÉANS AND OWAIN GLYN DWR (1403-1405)
- Chapter 17 AN EMPIRE IN CRISIS: IRELAND AND GUYENNE (1399-1405)
- Chapter 18 THE DEATH OF AN ARCHBISHOP (1404-1405)
- Part Three RECOVERY AND REFORM 1404-1410
- Chapter 19 THE SEARCH FOR SOLVENCY (1404-1406)
- Chapter 20 ARCHBISHOP ARUNDEL AND THE COUNCIL (1407-1409)
- Chapter 21 BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE (1405-1410)
- Chapter 22 ALIENS, MERCHANTS AND ENGLISHNESS
- Chapter 23 ENGLAND, THE PAPACY AND THE COUNCIL OF PISA (1404-1409)
- Chapter 24 HERESY, PIETY AND REFORM
- Part Four LANCASTRIAN KINGSHIP
- Chapter 25 THE KING AND HIS IMAGE
- Chapter 26 COUNCIL, COURT AND HOUSEHOLD
- Chapter 27 THE ROYAL AFFINITY AND PARLIAMENTARY POLITICS
- Chapter 28 NOBLES, REBELS AND TRAITORS
- Chapter 29 WAR AND DIPLOMACY
- Part Five THE PENDULUM YEARS 1409-1413
- Chapter 30 THE PRINCE'S ADMINISTRATION (1409-1411)
- Chapter 31 'THE GREATEST UPRISINGS' (1409-1412)
- Chapter 32 BURGUNDIANS, ARMAGNACS AND GUYENNE (1411-1413)
- Chapter 33 FATHER AND SON II (1412- 1413)
- CONCLUSION
- EPILOGUE
- APPENDIX: HENRY IV'S ITINERARY 1399-1413
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
