Bolingbroke
Americannoun
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the surname of Henry IV of England See Henry IV
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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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Angie Beale, from the Black Barn Therapy Farm at Old Bolingbroke keeps some of the breed as therapy sheep.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
“It was a multiracial cast — Shakespeare’s ‘Richard II.’ The people coming into power with Bolingbroke, they were all people of color.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Richard II—which is the subject of the latest episode of Lend Me Your Ears—tells the story of the fall of King Richard and the rise of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2018
“Richard II” concluded with the arresting image of Mr. Britton’s forceful Bolingbroke, now anointed Henry IV, literally trembling in fear as he clutches that much-fought-for crown.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2016
But Lord Bolingbroke broke in upon my protestations.
From Lawrence Clavering by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
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