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Edward III had given land to powerful …
Years: 1396 - 1539
Edward III had given land to powerful noble families, including many people of royal lineage.
Because land is equivalent to power, these powerful men can try to claim the crown.
The autocratic and arrogant methods of Richard II only serve to alienate the nobility more, and his forceful dispossession in 1399 by Henry IV increased the turmoil.
Henry spends much of his reign defending himself against plots, rebellions and assassination attempts.
Rebellions continue throughout the first ten years of Henry's reign, including the revolt of Owain Glyndŵr, who declares himself Prince of Wales in 1400, and the rebellion of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland.
The king's success in putting down these rebellions is due partly to the military ability of his eldest son, Henry of Monmouth, who later becomes king (though the son manages to seize much effective power from his father in 1410).
Because land is equivalent to power, these powerful men can try to claim the crown.
The autocratic and arrogant methods of Richard II only serve to alienate the nobility more, and his forceful dispossession in 1399 by Henry IV increased the turmoil.
Henry spends much of his reign defending himself against plots, rebellions and assassination attempts.
Rebellions continue throughout the first ten years of Henry's reign, including the revolt of Owain Glyndŵr, who declares himself Prince of Wales in 1400, and the rebellion of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland.
The king's success in putting down these rebellions is due partly to the military ability of his eldest son, Henry of Monmouth, who later becomes king (though the son manages to seize much effective power from his father in 1410).
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Years: 1396 - 1539
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- Henry IV of England
- Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
- Henry V
- Owain Glyndŵr
- Richard II of England
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- Welsh people
- English people
- England, (Plantagenet, Angevin) Kingdom of
- England, (Plantagenet, Lancastrian) Kingdom of
- Wales, Principality of
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