Henry IV | The Usurper King | Part 1

"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown…”
Henry IV has been portrayed as both a shadowy, obscure figure, and a strong king who was loved by his people. Prior to ascending the throne, Henry, the son of John of Gaunt, was admired for his glamour, clemency, courage and strong faith, but these sympathies quickly turned to suspicion when he became a ruling regicide. Indeed, after a failed rebellion in 1388 against Richard II, Henry led a second coup against the king, and successfully usurped the throne in 1399. Once king, keen to gain legitimacy, he delivered his claim to the throne in English, and vowed to respect the will of the people. But he had inherited a divided country, which was surrounded by enemies in France, Scotland and Wales. And, despite being elected to the throne by his peers, and, as some sources claimed, prophesied by Merlin and selected by a greyhound, Henry quickly lost popularity, and himself faced violent rebellions. When the brewing uprising in Northern Wales finally erupted in the autumn of 1400, with the Scots following suit not long thereafter, Henry would need all his allies to stand firmly by his side…
Join Tom and Dominic as they explore the life and reign of Henry IV, an epic tale of plunder, rivalry and jealousy.
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[@MsStack42]

I used to live a ten minute bike ride away from Old Bolingbroke, where Henry was born. Loved it there.

[@marys33794]

Fantastic. I will be looking forward to part 2. 👍 👌 👍 👌

[@alixa1258]

I love the content of this channel and the way you two wonderful gentleman describe your subject of analysis. Keep this coming 👏 Bravo 👏🥰

[@fastpublish]

How uneasy lies the head that wears a crown

[@LeeKempter]

I have become completely addicted to this channel. The only thing I would ask is for you to add in your comments a list of the authors and books that you talk about. For instance the one by ???Helen Caster???? I will order that one as soon as I can find it. Thanks !!

[@cathybowden9751]

If you join the TRIH club you get a weekly email which includes a book list. Thanks to which I can tell you it's The Eagle and the Hart by Helen Castor.

[@Raj-et7oj]

Please talk about Joan d'Arc or Cedric the Saxon next time please 🙏 😢 😭 😫 😞 😔 🙏

[@beverleyfranco4348]

Please do a podcast on Harold Godwinson.

[@stephenchappell7512]

What got me was that he had himself buried alongside his uncle the Black Prince in Canterbury even though he usurped and subsequently murdered the princes son

[@rosysulla]

Henry IV as the most neglected is hilarious when Henry VII is right there.

[@satishsekar4868]

How is Henry VII neglected?

[@rosysulla]

@@satishsekar4868 ask shakespeare

[@satishsekar4868]

@@rosysulla he's dead, so I can't.

[@rosysulla]

@@satishsekar4868lol

[@rosysulla]

@@satishsekar4868 oh dang then theres no way of checking out his plays

[@Wee_Langside]

Shakespeare was an Albaphobe. Not content with maligning MacBeth and Lady MacBeth, he also accuses the Scots of interfering in in England. That's rich as England has spent most of its history interfering in just about every country in Europe's politics.

[@WildlifeOutlaw1066]

Love this show!!! Please do an episode on the REAL story of 1066 - not the English heritage tripe to keep battle abbey open

[@xplorer841]

Can you please give a tidbit of how the ‘real’ 1066 story differs? Genuinely interested.

[@416dl]

I'm certain there will be more...dragons.

[@ThePerks2010]

I find him the hardest to get any research on that doesn't mention bloody Shakespeare😂

[@unbabunga229]

King Charles is by far the most underrated, he essentially created modern British politics and how we view ourselves as a country - or at least contributed to it more than a lot of kings

[@DenethordeSade.90]

Which King Charles? The first? Who's head was cut off? Or his son? Or our current King? Interested in your answer 😁

[@dualsportdadz]

24:11 I'm glad they left some of Dominic's bad takes on the monologue.

[@johnrohe1547]

No mention of the mighty Tottenham Hotspurs?

[@weemama]

I think blaming Richard's exile of Henry on jealousy without mentioning that Henry was part of a conspiracy is misleading. The other conspirators were executed but Richard spared Henry because they were cousins.

[@nozrep]

the comments in this comment thread applying modern opinions to ancient history are quite hilarious. a few folks even seem to be irked about it😂. jee golly folks its a history podcast about England, done by English historians?

[@eshaibraheem4218]

Another famous (grey) hound for your files.

[@bluefarie10]

Is there not some source material to suggest that King Harold (the one at the battle of Hastings) was genitally mutilated by the Normans?

[@rishthefish7781]

Please rename the channel to Biscuits and Tea if you think England is the centre of the universe.

[@MagSpud12]

Lol what is it with all these bitter little Anglophobes cropping up all of a sudden? Have you ever watched/listened to this podcast before?

[@hollycourtney221]

American, 2nd generation Brit here! And damn proud! Go find another podcast to watch/listen to if you’re going to be stereotypical, respectfully. 😂

[@slinkyvagabond2991]

Pls stop telling the people who do things how to do what they do, either do it yourself or find something else to entertain you” and btw given that we won the game of empire, brought modern engineering, modern medicine and the fair rule of law, to the world AND STOPPED SLAVERY ! We kinda are the centre of the universe 🤔

[@skadiwarrior2053]

It's the centre of our English universe. I make no apologies.

[@sherlockgnomes8971]

Bizarre and miserable comment

[@jack88liyuan]

There is a world outside england you know. People love french history, the only reasom people know British history is because most people can speak english. Only English will call an English king underrated. There are much greater figures in other countries. open you mind a little

[@neilmc8289]

History is written by the winners..and England/Uk have invariably been the victors

[@csplotkin]

They just completed a series on the French Revolution

[@csplotkin]

I'd love to learn more about Slavic history, Viking history, pre-Columbus American history, and early African history

[@paulclaydon935]

Maybe try another history podcast? Theres so many out there, open your mind a little

[@greg5023]

French history, consisting only of 17 kings named Louis, is pretty boring.