A* essay (L5, 17/20) with teacher feedback included
How significant was the challenge posed by Henry Percy’s
rebellion in 1403 to the stability of the Lancastrian regime?
Henry Percy’s rebellion was highly significant to the stability of Henry IV’s
Lancastrian regime because Henry Percy posed the largest threat to Henry Iv and
this rebellion was when King Henry IV came closest to being usurped himself as
Percy was an influential military opponent with multiple allies. In comparison, the
other threats to Henry IV’s regime, such as other rebellions in Wales or York
(Glendower rebellion 1405, rebellion of Archbishop Scrope) were not as dangerous
in their potential and real impact on the stability of Henry IV’s regime.
‘Hotspur’s’ rebellion (alternative nickname for Henry Percy) was extremely significant
because of the nature of Henry ‘Hotspur’ himself; a member of the influential
northern Percy family and the key English victor of the Battle of Homildon Hill (1402),
he had proved himself a powerful and respected noble during Henry IV’s reign.
Although he himself did not have a claim to the throne, he viewed Henry IV as also
not having a viable claim to the throne (due to his usurpation of Richard II in 1399),
thereby making ‘Hotspur’ even more of a threat to Henry IV as he did not view him
as a valid king, protected by the concept of divine right to rule. Henry IV was merely
another upstart noble who had pushed himself to power in the eyes of Henry Percy.
How significant was the challenge posed by Henry Percy’s
rebellion in 1403 to the stability of the Lancastrian regime?
Henry Percy’s rebellion was highly significant to the stability of Henry IV’s
Lancastrian regime because Henry Percy posed the largest threat to Henry Iv and
this rebellion was when King Henry IV came closest to being usurped himself as
Percy was an influential military opponent with multiple allies. In comparison, the
other threats to Henry IV’s regime, such as other rebellions in Wales or York
(Glendower rebellion 1405, rebellion of Archbishop Scrope) were not as dangerous
in their potential and real impact on the stability of Henry IV’s regime.
‘Hotspur’s’ rebellion (alternative nickname for Henry Percy) was extremely significant
because of the nature of Henry ‘Hotspur’ himself; a member of the influential
northern Percy family and the key English victor of the Battle of Homildon Hill (1402),
he had proved himself a powerful and respected noble during Henry IV’s reign.
Although he himself did not have a claim to the throne, he viewed Henry IV as also
not having a viable claim to the throne (due to his usurpation of Richard II in 1399),
thereby making ‘Hotspur’ even more of a threat to Henry IV as he did not view him
as a valid king, protected by the concept of divine right to rule. Henry IV was merely
another upstart noble who had pushed himself to power in the eyes of Henry Percy.
