Bolingbroke

[ bol-ing-brook; older use bool- ]

/ ˈbɒl ɪŋˌbrʊk; older use ˈbʊl- /

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noun

Henry IV (def. 2).

Henry St. John

[sin-juhn], /ˈsɪn dʒən/, 1st Viscount, 1678–1751, British statesman, writer, and orator.

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Words nearby Bolingbroke

Boleyn, Anne, Bolger, bolide, bolillo, boline, Bolingbroke, Bolingbrook, bolita, bolivar, Bolívar, Simón, Bolivia

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How to use Bolingbroke in a sentence

Or because he supported the deposed King Richard II rather than the usurper Henry Bolingbroke?
Five Little-Known But History-Changing Medieval Crime Stories|Eric Jager|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bolingbroke, on the "Uses of History," commands its study as a protection against the unexpected.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States|James Hamilton Lewis
He was one of the eight whose safety Richard demanded when surrendering to Bolingbroke.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle|C. King Eley
But as I was thanking my stars that the matter had blown over with Bolingbroke's rejection, there occurred a most singular thing.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill

I discovered how he had fallen in love with his wife, Lady Diana, and pitied poor Bolingbroke heartily for having lost her.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
Nor in all probability would the latest biographer of Bolingbroke endorse that presentment.
De Libris: Prose and Verse|Austin Dobson

British Dictionary definitions for Bolingbroke

Bolingbroke

/ (ˈbɒlɪŋˌbrʊk) /

noun

the surname of Henry IV of EnglandSee Henry IV

Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke. 1678–1751, English politician; fled to France in 1714 and acted as secretary of state to the Old Pretender; returned to England in 1723. His writings include A Dissertation on Parties (1733–34) and Idea of a Patriot King (1738)

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