henry percy 1st earl of northumberland

Aided Henry Bolingbroke to seize the throne of Richard II, then regretted it and became a rebel against the newly crowned Henry IV. He was the father of Henry "Hotspur" Percy, who was kiilled at the battle of Shrewsbury (which Shakespeare ahistorically attributes to Prince Hal, the future Henry V). the elder Henrydid not attend te battle, claiming he was sick. Shakespeare implies he was faking, but his historical sources do not say so.…more
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