1st Duke of Lancaster

In act four, scene one of Shakespeare’s Richard II, Richard’s lengthy monologues as Henry Bolingbroke attempts to get him to revoke the thrown serve as a metaphor for the entire play. Lines 194 to 214, specifically, after Bolingbroke asks King Richard if he is “contented to resign the crown?” capture the complicated the relationship between the two men and the crown (4.1.193). Richard’s willingness to step down from the thrown is debatable through his reaction to Bolingbroke’s question. Bolingbroke’s claim to the thrown through explanations of Richard’s less than kingly acts is weak in relation to his rise to power. Bolingbroke’s claim lies on Richard’s incompetence, yet Bolingbroke is unable to proclaim himself king unless Richard steps down. The power dissonance is evident in the reactions between the two men during the transfer of the kingdom from one ruler to the next. In line 194, Richard initially responds to Bolingbroke’s question if he is “contented to resign the crown” with “Ay, no; no, ay”: a confusing response with no clear yes or no (4.1.193-195). The “ay” can be interpreted as either a ‘yes’ or the homonym ‘I’. In the former case, if the “ay” is interpreted as a ‘yes’, the ending “ay” would have Richard agreeing to resign the crown to Bolingbroke. However, if the “ay” is interpreted as an ‘I’, then Richard would be denying to resign the crown. The resulting effect is an unclear response to Bolingbroke’s question due to the many interpretations in Richard’s…

Marissa Robles ENGL 3000 February 2, 2017 Richard II Assignment Evidence Richard’s Mistakes In speaking of the Duke of Gloucester’s death, Mowbray says, “I slew him not; but to my own disgrace / Neglected my sworn duty in that case”. (1.1.136-37). Richard banishes Bolingbroke: Therefore, we banish you our territories: You, cousin Hereford, upon pain of life, Till twice five summers have enrich'd our fields. (1.3.436-38). John of Gaunt speaks about Richard while on his death bed:…

“His deputy anointed in His sight, / Hath caused his death, the which if wrongfully, / Let heaven revenge, for I may never lift / An angry arm against his minister.” (1.2.38-41). This is the first concrete example of King Richard’s loss of power. John of Gaunt says to the Duchess of Gloucester that he refuses to exact revenge against Richard, even though Richard is probably behind the murder of his brother and her husband Gloucester, because Gaunt still believes that Richard was appointed to the…

However, Richard is hypocritical and fails to uphold the very laws he relies on when he denies Bolingbroke’s inheritance. In order to find his misguided war in Ireland, Richard “seizes into his hands, Bolingbroke’s plates, his goods, his money and his lands”. Bolingbroke possesses no real threat to Richards reign until he is banished, although it is not until word of his father Gaunt’s death, when Richard “wrongfully seizes” his inheritance that Bolingbroke defies his banishment in order to…

these matters worse. The theme of inflated ego’s can get to anyone, especially those given the King status. Again, Richard now is on the outside looking in and knows all the wrong he has done. Nevertheless, literally an act ago, Richard was comparing himself to Jesus. Further proof of what the power of the throne can do. Line 65-68— encapsulate the most striking lines, for the ominous tones and foretelling of things to come. “To PLUCK him HEAD long FROM the u SURPED throne/ The LOVE of WICK ed…

The Duke of Wellington has held a banquet in honor of the tremendous victory for his officers since 1815 and it is still held today thats about two hundred years and the banquet is still being held today , this shows how significant of a win this was for the other countries in Europe. Not only this but the Battle of Waterloo actually made “brittan rise among many of the other countries, she enlarged her navy, her commerce, and her colonies during this period. After Waterloo, Britain stood on…

Waterloo Campaign 15th June-22nd June 1815 Napoleons army was vastly outnumbered by the allies and knew that he could not defeat these armies after they united; he had to beat them separately. As the Anglo-Dutch army, led by the Duke of Wellington, and the Prussian army, led by Field Marshal Blucher, were closest, Napoleon had to destroy them first. Napoleon began his campaign on the 15th June by leading the Armee du Nord to Belgium to return it to French rule and defeat Wellington and Blucher…

Henry VII of England Born: 28th January 1457, Penbroke Castle, Wales. Parents: Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond. Siblings: - Married: Elizabeth of York, died 1503 Children: Arthur, Margaret, Henry VIII, Elizabeth Tudor, Mary, Edmund, Kathrine. Died: 21st April 1509, Richmond Palace. Buried 11th May 1509 in Westminster Abbey. Brief Summary (Write a brief summary of there life. Highlight the key areas of their life) Henry was born on 28th January…

Henry Tudor is born during the onset of the Wars of the Roses to an illegitimate bloodline which traces its roots back to John of Gaunt duke of Lancaster. This lineage belongs to the House of Beaufort, which was established when John of Gaunt had his son who was born of a mistress legitimized. The only stipulation to this legitimization was that the Beaufort line would never be able to enter the line of succession for the Throne of England. Sadly, the Yorkists which would oppose the Lancastrians…