ENG100H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Henry Iv, Part 1, Elizabeth Mortimer, Eastcheap
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Part 1: first quarto 1598; total run of 8 (9?) quartos between 1598 and 1622; folio 1623. Greatest number of quarto editions among shakespeare plays; ties (?) with richard iii. Captured by owain glyndwr/owen glendower and made his son-in-law. kate / mrs. hotspur; elizabeth mortimer in real life. Ralph neville (earl of westmorland; married to henry iv"s half sister joan beaufort) Believe to have a stronger claim to the throne due to their mother"s connection to lionel, Duke of clarence (2nd brother) instead of thomas of gaunt (3rd brother), henry iv"s father. Could be why henry iv is willing to let edmund mortimer rot in welsh prison. Northumberlands important because responsible for guarding boundary with. This plot concerns a rebellion that is being plotted against king henry by a discontented family of noblemen in the north, the percys, who are angry because of king henry"s refusal to acknowledge his debt to them.
