Henry Bolingbroke has ascended the throne as King Henry IV. Hounded by misgivings over slaying Richard II, he endorses a crusade in the Holy Land but is thwarted by unrest in Scotland and Wales.

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The film begins as KING RICHARD II (Ben Whishaw) tries to resolve a bitter dispute between his cousin, HENRY BOLINGBROKE (Rory Kinnear) and THOMAS MOWBRAY (James Purefoy). BOLINGBROKE has been ...

BOLINGBROKE has been brought before the King by his father, JOHN OF GAUNT (Patrick Stewart), and is accusing MOWBRAY of being a traitor. MOWBRAY retaliates by calling BOLINGBROKE a slanderous coward.