The world: historical and actual . oss the Englishchannel was France, both eager for revenge,andglad of an opportunity to assist a rebel. The Per- (349) dK 3 5° LANCASTER AND YORK. cies of Northumberland brought their forces to thesupport of Bolingbroke, who soon found himself atthe head of an army of 60,000 men. Even the re-gent who was in charge of the kingdom while theking was in Ireland, the Duke of York, went overto Henrys side. Richard came back with a veryconsiderable army, but his soldiers deserted and hewas taken prisoner and conducted to he .executed a formal abdication.
The world: historical and actual . oss the Englishchannel was France, both eager for revenge,andglad of an opportunity to assist a rebel. The Per- (349) dK 3 5° LANCASTER AND YORK. cies of Northumberland brought their forces to thesupport of Bolingbroke, who soon found himself atthe head of an army of 60,000 men. Even the re-gent who was in charge of the kingdom while theking was in Ireland, the Duke of York, went overto Henrys side. Richard came back with a veryconsiderable army, but his soldiers deserted and hewas taken prisoner and conducted to he .executed a formal abdication. That was the people in forgetfulness of the flaw hi his title,he plunged into foreign war, managing to retainhis crown until in 1413 death claimed him. No sover-eign ever held fast to his scepter and yet had moreoccasion than Henry of Lancaster to say, Uneasyrests the head that wears a crown. During the reign of Richard II. the incipientcause of Protestantism had made a great deal ofheadway. It was in 1393 that parliament passed. HENRY V. REVIEWING HIS TROOPS BEFORE AfiTNCOURT. September 29, 1399. The next day parliament de-posed him by due process of law on the ground ofmalfeasance, and the banished duke who had re-turned to claim a duchy was duly installed as kingof England under the name of Henry IV. A crown rims won was not retained without con-stant effort. On the north was Scotland and acrossthe channel was France, both ready to assist insur-rection, and the spirit of faction ran so high thatthe opposition did not hesitate to seek foreign alli-ance. To gain the especial support of the church,Henry inaugurated persecution, being the first En-glish king to burn heretics. In the hojx? of uniting the • Statute of Premunire, which provided that•• whoever should procure from Rome or elsewhere,excum mil ideations, bulls, or other things againstthe king and his realm, should be put out of finekings protection, and all his lands and goods for-feited. The leader in this ant
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