Dan Jones

I thought I was the God-given savior of this country. And now you're telling me I can't do X. Okay, so Richard II, despite this, grows up. His reign consists of a number of crises. There's a populist rebellion in 1381 known as the Peasants' Revolt. There is a phase of political resistance of various lords in his realm trying to corral, constrain him, force him to rule properly.

I thought I was the God-given savior of this country. And now you're telling me I can't do X. Okay, so Richard II, despite this, grows up. His reign consists of a number of crises. There's a populist rebellion in 1381 known as the Peasants' Revolt. There is a phase of political resistance of various lords in his realm trying to corral, constrain him, force him to rule properly.

I thought I was the God-given savior of this country. And now you're telling me I can't do X. Okay, so Richard II, despite this, grows up. His reign consists of a number of crises. There's a populist rebellion in 1381 known as the Peasants' Revolt. There is a phase of political resistance of various lords in his realm trying to corral, constrain him, force him to rule properly.

That's in the late 1380s. And by the time we get to the late 1390s, Richard has proven himself time and time again to be a complete failure as a king. He's got a cousin. His first cousin is called Henry Bolingbroke. Henry is also a grandson of the great King Edward III via his father called John of Gaunt. And they're of approximately the same age.

That's in the late 1380s. And by the time we get to the late 1390s, Richard has proven himself time and time again to be a complete failure as a king. He's got a cousin. His first cousin is called Henry Bolingbroke. Henry is also a grandson of the great King Edward III via his father called John of Gaunt. And they're of approximately the same age.

That's in the late 1380s. And by the time we get to the late 1390s, Richard has proven himself time and time again to be a complete failure as a king. He's got a cousin. His first cousin is called Henry Bolingbroke. Henry is also a grandson of the great King Edward III via his father called John of Gaunt. And they're of approximately the same age.

They grew up parallel lives, but their characters are very different and their paths through life are very different. But there comes a crisis in 1390, 789, where Richard the King accuses his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, of treachery and treason effectively, forces him to fight a duel against another lord, banishes him from the kingdom and takes away all his lands.

They grew up parallel lives, but their characters are very different and their paths through life are very different. But there comes a crisis in 1390, 789, where Richard the King accuses his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, of treachery and treason effectively, forces him to fight a duel against another lord, banishes him from the kingdom and takes away all his lands.

They grew up parallel lives, but their characters are very different and their paths through life are very different. But there comes a crisis in 1390, 789, where Richard the King accuses his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, of treachery and treason effectively, forces him to fight a duel against another lord, banishes him from the kingdom and takes away all his lands.

That provokes Henry Bolingbroke, the cousin, into a rebellion, gathers some forces in France, comes back and deposes Richard II. By now, the hero of our story, a second Henry, to be Henry V, has been born. And so his experience as a young child is also not seeing functional kingship. It's seeing his first cousin once removed, Richard II, making a complete balls-up of being king.

That provokes Henry Bolingbroke, the cousin, into a rebellion, gathers some forces in France, comes back and deposes Richard II. By now, the hero of our story, a second Henry, to be Henry V, has been born. And so his experience as a young child is also not seeing functional kingship. It's seeing his first cousin once removed, Richard II, making a complete balls-up of being king.

That provokes Henry Bolingbroke, the cousin, into a rebellion, gathers some forces in France, comes back and deposes Richard II. By now, the hero of our story, a second Henry, to be Henry V, has been born. And so his experience as a young child is also not seeing functional kingship. It's seeing his first cousin once removed, Richard II, making a complete balls-up of being king.

And it's seeing his father struggling to come to terms with that and then rebelling. So cut to 1400, Richard's been kicked off the throne and murdered. Henry Bolingbroke is King Henry IV, and his eldest son, to be King Henry V, is now the next in line to the throne. It's much easier if I draw you a family tree on paper. I realize I'm speaking this out loud, but that's the nuts and bolts.

And it's seeing his father struggling to come to terms with that and then rebelling. So cut to 1400, Richard's been kicked off the throne and murdered. Henry Bolingbroke is King Henry IV, and his eldest son, to be King Henry V, is now the next in line to the throne. It's much easier if I draw you a family tree on paper. I realize I'm speaking this out loud, but that's the nuts and bolts.

And it's seeing his father struggling to come to terms with that and then rebelling. So cut to 1400, Richard's been kicked off the throne and murdered. Henry Bolingbroke is King Henry IV, and his eldest son, to be King Henry V, is now the next in line to the throne. It's much easier if I draw you a family tree on paper. I realize I'm speaking this out loud, but that's the nuts and bolts.

Yeah. So Henry IV, Henry Bolingbroke, becomes Henry IV in 1399-1400, this revolution, and is then a very difficult situation, as any usurper king always is. You take the throne, you're automatically reliant on...

Yeah. So Henry IV, Henry Bolingbroke, becomes Henry IV in 1399-1400, this revolution, and is then a very difficult situation, as any usurper king always is. You take the throne, you're automatically reliant on...

Yeah. So Henry IV, Henry Bolingbroke, becomes Henry IV in 1399-1400, this revolution, and is then a very difficult situation, as any usurper king always is. You take the throne, you're automatically reliant on...

generally a small group of people who've helped you do it to expect undue rewards king makers um and it's it's always a difficult situation so henry the fourth becomes king he's got four sons henry thomas uh john and humphrey and the eldest three of those he starts deploying quite quickly as his kind of lieutenant because the theory is you could

generally a small group of people who've helped you do it to expect undue rewards king makers um and it's it's always a difficult situation so henry the fourth becomes king he's got four sons henry thomas uh john and humphrey and the eldest three of those he starts deploying quite quickly as his kind of lieutenant because the theory is you could