ENGL 2148 Chapter : Henry IV
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Owen glendower, noblemen and enemies of the king. After he forced the anointed king, richard ii, to relinquish his crown, henry bolingbroke became king. Within only a few years, henry himself has begun to face challenges to his kingship. The nobles who supported him against richard ii have begun to defy the new king and aspire to the throne themselves. Worried by the threat of revolt by hotspur and other nobles affiliated with him, henry iv postpones his planned trip to the holy land and begins to make preparations to confront the rebels. Owen glendower, the welsh leader and alleged magician who captures the earl of march, and edmund. Mortimer, who has been sent by the king to defeat glendower. Angry because he had been richard ii"s chosen successor, mortimer joins with glendower, marrying his daughter and aligning himself with. Glendower, hotspur, and hotspur"s father, henry percy, sr. also allied with hotspur are the scots under.
