The Usurper King:
From Outlaw to Usurper, Henry Bolingbroke
fought one rebellion after another.
First, he led his own uprising. Then he captured a forsaken king.
Henry had no intention of taking the crown for himself; it was given to him by
popular acclaim. Alas, it didn't take long to realize that having the
kingship was much less rewarding than striving for it. Only three months after
his coronation, Henry IV had to face a rebellion led by Richard's disgruntled
favorites. Repressive measures led to more discontent. His own supporters
turned against him, demanding more than he could give. The haughty Percies
precipitated the Battle of Shrewsbury, which nearly cost him the throne—and his
life.
To make matters worse, even after Richard II's funeral, the deposed
monarch was rumored to be in Scotland, planning his return. The king just
wouldn't stay down, and malcontents wanted him back.
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The Accursed King:
What happens when a king loses his prowess?
The day Henry IV could finally declare he had vanquished his enemies, he threw it all away with an infamous deed. No English king had executed an archbishop before. And divine judgment was quick to follow. Many thought he was struck with leprosy—God's greatest punishment for sinners. From that point on, Henry's health was cursed and he fought doggedly on as his body continued to betray him—reducing this once great warrior to an invalid.
Fortunately for England, his heir was ready and eager to take over. But Henry wasn't willing to relinquish what he had worked so hard to preserve. No one was going to take away his royal prerogative—not even Prince Hal.
But Henry didn't count on Hal's dauntless nature, which threatened to tear the royal family apart.
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Mercedes Rochelle is an ardent lover of medieval history and has channelled this interest into fiction writing. Her first four books cover eleventh-century Britain and events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. The next series is called The Plantagenet Legacy about the struggles and abdication of Richard II, leading to the troubled reigns of the Lancastrian Kings. She also writes a blog: HistoricalBritainBlog.com to explore the history behind the story.
Born in St. Louis, MO, she received by BA in Literature at the Univ. of Missouri St.Louis in 1979 then moved to New York in 1982 while in her mid-20s to “see the world”. The search hasn’t ended!
Today she lives in Sergeantsville, NJ, with her husband in a log home they had built themselves.
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