Lords Appellant crisis

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The Lords Appellant crisis was a late 14th-century political confrontation in England in which a group of powerful nobles sought to curb King Richard II’s authority and remove his unpopular favorites from power.

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Label Occurrences
Despenser Rebellion 1
Lords Appellant crisis canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional conflict
late medieval English political event
political crisis
alsoKnownAs Appellants’ revolt
crisis of the Lords Appellant
conflictWith royal prerogative of Richard II
country Kingdom of England
describedAs attempt by magnates to curb royal favourites and control policy
endTime 1389
followedBy period of personal rule of Richard II in the 1390s
hasCause concern over misgovernment and royal extravagance
noble resistance to royal authority
opposition to Richard II’s royal favourites
tensions between crown and magnates
hasEffect execution of several royal favourites
limitation of Richard II’s personal authority
political humiliation of Richard II
strengthening of baronial control of the crown
temporary dominance of noble council over royal government
hasLegalAspect use of parliamentary appeal of treason
hasMainSubject Lords Appellant
King Richard II of England
surface form: Richard II of England
hasOutcome deepened mistrust between Richard II and leading nobles
temporary restoration of baronial council government
hasParticipant Alexander Neville, Archbishop of York
King Henry IV of England
surface form: Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby

King Richard II of England
Michael de la Pole
surface form: Michael de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk

Nicholas Brembre
Parliament of England
Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel
surface form: Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel

Robert de Vere
surface form: Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland

Robert Tresilian
surface form: Sir Robert Tresilian

Thomas Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick
surface form: Thomas Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick

Thomas Mowbray
surface form: Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Nottingham

Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
surface form: Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester
location England
partOf reign of Richard II of England
politicalAlignment baronial opposition to the king’s inner circle
precededBy Merciless Parliament
surface form: Wonderful Parliament of 1386
relatedTo development of English constitutional monarchy
later deposition of Richard II
significantEvent Battle of Radcot Bridge
Merciless Parliament
Wonderful Parliament
appeal of treason against royal favourites
startTime 1386
timePeriod late 14th century

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King Richard II of England associatedWithEvent Lords Appellant crisis
subject surface form: Richard II of England
Despenser War alsoKnownAs Lords Appellant crisis
this entity surface form: Despenser Rebellion