Henry IV Henry IV is Richard II's cousin. Henry, as discussed above, is not clear about whether Henry only wants his lands back, or whether he thinks he has a right to the throne, since he is a grandson of Edward III rather than merely a great- grandson, as Edmund Mortimer is. Richard is placed in Pomfret castle, where he is murdered, probably at the order of Henry. The Lancasters are represented by the symbol of the red rose. Duke of Northumberland, Worcester, and Hotspur Worcester and the Duke of Northumberland are brothers.
Hotspur is Northumberland's son.
These lords of the Northern border of England, who spend lots of time and money defending England against the Scots's invasions, were instrumental in supporting Henry IV in his takeover of the crown. When Henry comes to the throne, they feel unappreciated, and also have trouble accepting as God's representative on earth a man that without their help could never have been king. In 1 Henry IV , they begin to think more about how Richard was the legitimate king, about how he had named Mortimer his heir, and about how ungrateful Henry IV is. Mortimer has lands in Wales, and therefore joins forces with Glendower, a powerful Welsh leader fighting for Welsh freedom from the English. Henry V is very popular because he regains by miliary battle the lands in France that Edward III had won and had subsequently been lost.