Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1 Or, Memoirs of the Life and Character of Henry the Fifth, as Prince of Wales and King of England

CHAPTER IV.

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1399-1400.

Richard resigns the Crown. -- Bolinbroke elected King. -- Henry of Monmouth created Prince of Wales. -- Plot to murder the King. -- Death of Richard. -- Friendship between him and Henry. -- Proposals for a Marriage between Henry and Isabel, Richard's Widow. -- Henry applies for an Establishment. -- Hostile movement of the Scots. -- Tradition, that young Henry marched against them, doubted. Page 68