WI: Richard II defeated Henry Bolingbroke?

This is something I've been wondering about for a good while know. What if Richard II had managed to defeat Henry Bolingbroke, the future Henry IV? Richard had a not insignificant army with him in Ireland, so lets say he waited and crossed with the whole army, rather then dividing it up, meets Henry in the field and defeats him, with the would-be King either dying in battle or being captured and executed. Now what happens? With the greatest threat to his reign removed, does Richard moderate his so called tyranny or go farther? Will he keep the Lancaster estates for himself or return them to Henry of Monmouth, the rightful heir? And speaking of heirs, would we see a child born to Richard and Isabella de Valois eventually or would the throne pass to a cousin? Finally, what about France? Richard had followed a peace policy but at the time of his deposition the French court had fallen under the power of the Duc d'Orleans, who was much more warlike. So would we see a continuance of the Hundred Years' war under Richard II or at the very least an English intervention in the inevitable French civil war?
 
I think Monmouth likely inherits at least a portion of the Lancaster inheritance once he comes of age, although Richard will likely keep/redistribute some of it to his court circle.

As for the issue of the succession, I've seen it speculated that the reason Richard accepted such a young bride was to prevent the need for consummation for the immediate future. Given his grief over his first wife's death and his embracing of the cult of Edward the Confessor it seems plausible and whether or not the couple would have children is unpredictable IMO. However, I think if they did not Richard would try to settle the throne on his cousin, Edward of York. Edward was his favourite relation and given his mistrust of the March and Lancaster lines I think that would be an attractive option for Richard.

Richard likely governs as he had in the early 1390s, attempting to minimise the influence of the nobility by creating closer ties with the gentry. His actions in 1397 had weakened this bond considerably but with Richard's position seemingly secure it seems likely Richard would attempt to complete the process.
 
I think Monmouth likely inherits at least a portion of the Lancaster inheritance once he comes of age, although Richard will likely keep/redistribute some of it to his court circle.

As for the issue of the succession, I've seen it speculated that the reason Richard accepted such a young bride was to prevent the need for consummation for the immediate future. Given his grief over his first wife's death and his embracing of the cult of Edward the Confessor it seems plausible and whether or not the couple would have children is unpredictable IMO. However, I think if they did not Richard would try to settle the throne on his cousin, Edward of York. Edward was his favourite relation and given his mistrust of the March and Lancaster lines I think that would be an attractive option for Richard.

Richard likely governs as he had in the early 1390s, attempting to minimise the influence of the nobility by creating closer ties with the gentry. His actions in 1397 had weakened this bond considerably but with Richard's position seemingly secure it seems likely Richard would attempt to complete the process.

That's similar to what I was thinking as well. I can't see Richard giving Monmouth the entire Lancaster inheritance, since during the '90s one of his major policies was to break up the large estates of the Lords appellant and their relatives. No need to give a potential enemy a large power base.

As for heirs, that's the main part that I'm unsure of. On one hand Richard was very much trying to emulate Edward the Confessor and was still in deep mourning for Anne of Bohemia. On the other hand, by this point he must be well aware that, without an heir, he is always going to be vulnerable from his relatives. The only thing that we can know is that Isabella is able to produce children, considering that she died in childbirth OTL, which is more then we can say for Richard II. Anne of Bohemia never had a recorded pregnancy, so its 50/50 if the problem lied with her or her husband.

As to governing, this might just by my own opinions bleeding through, but it seems to me that, if successful, Richard could end up being a proto English Louis XIV. He's broke up the vast estates of his enemies, has began to create a small standing army, has developed close ties to the gentry (aka lower nobility) and has boosting the authority of the Crown. If he reigns for another 10-20 years, the possibility of an absolute-style monarch developing in England seems to be pretty great.
 
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