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Henry, the only son of John of Gaunt
(the third son of Edward III) and Blanche of Lancaster, was born in
1367. In 1380 he married Mary Bohun, the daughter of the earl of
Hereford.
Henry was a member of the group of leading barons that in 1387
forced Richard II to accept a council of eleven men to oversee royal
government.
In 1398 Richard II sent Henry into exile. Henry returned the
following year and, after managing to depose Richard, had himself
crowned king. Some barons refused to accept Henry as their king and
in 1400 made an attempt to overthrow him. The plot failed and its
leaders were executed. It is believed that it was at this time that
Henry IV arranged for Richard, the deposed king, to be murdered
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