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Author : William Shakespeare
Release : 1901
Genre : Great Britain
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Book Synopsis Henry IV by : William Shakespeare
Download or read book Henry IV written by William Shakespeare. This book was released on 1901. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ian Mortimer
Release : 2014-02-22
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Henry IV: The Righteous King by : Ian Mortimer
Download or read book Henry IV: The Righteous King written by Ian Mortimer. This book was released on 2014-02-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The real life story of the Plantagenet ruler, by “the most remarkable medieval historian of our time” (The Times, London). 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. But 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. In this book, noted historian Ian Mortimer, bestselling author of The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England and The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England, goes beyond the legend portrayed in Shakespeare’s history play, and explores the political and social forces that transformed Henry IV from his nation’s savior to its scourge.
Author : Chris Given-Wilson
Release : 2016-01-01
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Henry IV by : Chris Given-Wilson
Download or read book Henry IV written by Chris Given-Wilson. This book was released on 2016-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : William Shakespeare
Release : 1890
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Book Synopsis The Life of King Henry the Fifth by : William Shakespeare
Download or read book The Life of King Henry the Fifth written by William Shakespeare. This book was released on 1890. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Shakespeare
Release : 2016-07-28
Genre : Drama
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Book Synopsis King Henry IV Part 2 by : William Shakespeare
Download or read book King Henry IV Part 2 written by William Shakespeare. This book was released on 2016-07-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More troubled and troubling than King Henry IV Part 1, the play continues the story of King Henry's decline and Hal's reform. Though Part 2 echoes the structure of the earlier play, it is a darker and more unsettling world, in which even Falstaff's revelry is more tired and cynical, and the once-merry Hal sloughs off his tavern companions to become King Henry V. James C. Bulman's authoritative edition provides a wealth of incisive commentary on this complex history play.
