Justifications to Support his Usurpation Flashcards
1
Q
What did Henry claim Richard had voluntarily done?
A
Resigned.
2
Q
What did Henry set up to justify Richard’s deposition?
A
A committee of expert lawyers.
3
Q
What did the committee decide legally justified Richard’s deposition?
A
His immoral rule.
4
Q
How many accusations were read out about Richard in the first parliament?
A
39.
5
Q
What did the accusations charge Richard with?
A
His unpredictable character made him unfit to rule.
6
Q
What ‘right side of royal blood’ did the parliament claim Henry to be from?
A
Henry iii.
7
Q
What was weak about Henry’s claim to the throne?
A
It was through a woman.
8
Q
What did the support of Henry’s ‘kith and kin’ refer to?
A
His military retinue.
