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Richard II has long fascinated me. He brought high culture to the Royal Court, curtailed the power of the nobility, and tried to fully exercise his royal prerogative. Sadly he was overthrown and later killed by his cousin, who became Henry IV. A key problem he had was a failure to produce a son with his first wife Anne of Bohemia. So what if he did? What if he and Anne had a son in, lets say 1384? Would having a son help his reign or hinder it? Would this son, who would be 14-15 when Henry Bolingbroke invaded, be allowed to become King, with Henry as power behind the throne or would he be exiled/imprisoned in the the Tower?
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