History 2405E Lecture : Lecture 30 - Reign of Richard II, Continued
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Lecture 30 reign of richard ii, continued. Ii) 1380-1388: crisis (1397-1399) y exchequer starting to be ignored, favourites of the king starting to be relied on more y 3 main favourites: chancellor: michael de la pole, chamberlain: robert de vere. old english family, but now one of the most insignificant families of earls. had their own war policy (fight against french harder: scottish invasion to help the french, results in huge defeat of the. English; makes people realize the lords appellants are. sealed by marriage to charles vi to isabella (only 6) scots included in truce y 1397: richard ii feels he is in a strong position; time for power grab: moves against the lord appellant, arrests 3 of the 5, out for revenge, brought them to trial. uncle, earl of gloucester thought to have been murdered on.