If Henry Bolingbroke's attempt to overthrow Richard in 1399 was unsuccessful, because the Earl of Northumberland, the Duke of York and other leading magnates remained loyal to Richard, how would that have effected the course of English and European history?
Bolingbroke would most likely have been executed. Richard was 32 years old in 1399. He could have lived for another 30 to 40 years, which would be until the 1430s. He wanted peaceful relations with France, so he would not have re-started the Hundred Years War. A 28-year long truce was signed in Paris in 1396.
His second wife Isabella of France was born in 1396. Richard was married to his first wife, Anne of Denmark for 12 years without fathering any children. The cause may have been his impotence or his wife's infertility. In OTL Isabella dies in childbirth at the age of 19. If Richard were impotent that would affect the succession. Richard Plantagent, 3rd Duke of York, (1411-1460) who is descended from Lionel, Duke of Clarence, the second son of Edward III would probably have the greatest claim to the Englsh throne in the 1430s.
Bolingbroke would most likely have been executed. Richard was 32 years old in 1399. He could have lived for another 30 to 40 years, which would be until the 1430s. He wanted peaceful relations with France, so he would not have re-started the Hundred Years War. A 28-year long truce was signed in Paris in 1396.
His second wife Isabella of France was born in 1396. Richard was married to his first wife, Anne of Denmark for 12 years without fathering any children. The cause may have been his impotence or his wife's infertility. In OTL Isabella dies in childbirth at the age of 19. If Richard were impotent that would affect the succession. Richard Plantagent, 3rd Duke of York, (1411-1460) who is descended from Lionel, Duke of Clarence, the second son of Edward III would probably have the greatest claim to the Englsh throne in the 1430s.