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  • noun the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)

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Examples

  • He was raised as an Anglican, but was influenced by English deists such as Bolingbroke and Shaftesbury.

    fort sumter, brooklyn 2004

  • How to Be an Influential Politician ( 'Bolingbroke')

    Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Charles Dudley Warner 1864

  • He took to large historical paintings -- 'Bolingbroke's

    Art in England Notes and Studies Dutton Cook 1856

  • "It is difficult to say," replied Vincent, "since with so many parties we have many idols; but I think I might venture to name Bolingbroke as among the most popular.

    Pelham — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • "It is difficult to say," replied Vincent, "since with so many parties we have many idols; but I think I might venture to name Bolingbroke as among the most popular.

    Pelham — Volume 01 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • Overcoats are fastened over shoulders in the style of period cloaks, and Elizabeth's shifty prevarication over Mary's death evokes the newly crowned Bolingbroke's moral evasiveness over the murder of Richard II.

    Mary Stuart – review 2012

  • Bolingbroke Bookshop147 Northcote Road, London SW11 6QB, 020-7223 9344Climb aboard the Bolingbroke Express, a large, custom-made train where parents and children can sit and browse the titles on the bookshop's shelves.

    Independent bookshops in London 2011

  • Andrew Buchan plays Bolingbroke as a supporting role; he remains a secondary player even when he has deposed Richard.

    This Blessed 'Richard II' Paul Levy 2011

  • Even if Andrew Buchan's Bolingbroke misses something of the character's political craftiness, there is much first-rate support.

    Richard II – review 2011

  • He does everything possible to humiliate Bolingbroke, snatching back the surrendered crown and even thrusting the usurper into the vacant throne.

    Richard II – review 2011

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