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Who is Henry Bolingbroke?

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Question: Who is Henry Bolingbroke?

Answer: Henry Bolingbroke, the eldest son of John of Gaunt and the grandson of King Edward III, usurped the throne from the ineffectual King Richard II in 1399. Thus he became King Henry IV, the first of the three kings of the House of Lancaster.

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