Bolingbroke

[bol-ing-broo k; older use boo l-]

noun

Henry IV(def 2).

Henry St. John

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

Henry IV

noun

1050–1106, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and king of Germany 1056–1106.

BolingbrokeHenry of Lancaster, 1367–1413, king of England 1399–1413 (son of John of Gaunt).

Henry of NavarreHenry the Great, 1553–1610, king of France 1589–1610: first of the French Bourbon kings.

(italics) a two-part drama (Part 1, 1597?; Part 2, 1597–98?) by Shakespeare.

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Historical Examples of bolingbroke

His first journey abroad was to Barbary; but during 1391 we find him at home, at Bolingbroke and Peterborough.
The White Rose of Langley
Emily Sarah Holt
Bolingbroke wrote to instruct Pope, and Pope only cared to learn the "generalities" he was to put into verse.
The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10)
Alexander Pope
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
The fourth epistle treats of Happiness, and was a supplement imposed on the poet by Bolingbroke.
The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10)
Alexander Pope
But the wilder and more excitable spirits in the party were ready to follow Bolingbroke.
A History of England
Charles Oman

British Dictionary definitions for bolingbroke

Bolingbroke

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)

Henry IV

noun

1050–1106, Holy Roman Emperor (1084–1105) and king of Germany (1056–1105). He was excommunicated by Pope Gregory VII, whom he deposed (1084)

surnamed Bolingbroke. 1367–1413, first Lancastrian king of England (1399–1413); son of John of Gaunt: deposed Richard II (1399) and suppressed rebellions led by Owen Glendower and the Earl of Northumberland

known as Henry of Navarre. 1553–1610, first Bourbon king of France (1589–1610). He obtained toleration for the Huguenots with the Edict of Nantes (1598) and restored prosperity to France following the religious wars (1562–98)

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