Henry IV

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Henry IV

fictional character in “Henry IV, Part 1” and “Henry IV, Part 2”

Also known as: Henry Bolingbroke

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Henry IV, Part 1
A tale of fathers and sons (Act I)
As Part 1 begins, Henry IV, wearied from the strife that has accompanied his accession to the throne, is renewing his earlier vow to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He learns that Owen Glendower, the Welsh chieftain, has captured Edmund Mortimer, the earl of March, and that…
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As Part 1 begins, Henry IV, wearied from the strife that has accompanied his accession to the throne, is renewing his earlier vow to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He learns that Owen Glendower, the Welsh chieftain, has captured Edmund Mortimer, the earl of March, and that…
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