Bolingbroke

[ bol-ing-brook; older use bool- ]

noun

1. Henry IV ( def 2 ).
2. Henry St. John [sin, -j, uh, n], 1st Viscount, 1678–1751, British statesman, writer, and orator.

Bolingbroke

/ ˈbɒlɪŋˌbrʊk /

noun

1. the surname of Henry IV of England See Henry IV
2. BolingbrokeHenry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke16781751MEnglishPOLITICS: politician 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)

Example Sentences

Or because he supported the deposed King Richard II rather than the usurper Henry Bolingbroke?

From The Daily Beast

Bolingbroke, on the "Uses of History," commands its study as a protection against the unexpected.

From Project Gutenberg

He was one of the eight whose safety Richard demanded when surrendering to Bolingbroke.

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But as I was thanking my stars that the matter had blown over with Bolingbroke's rejection, there occurred a most singular thing.

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I discovered how he had fallen in love with his wife, Lady Diana, and pitied poor Bolingbroke heartily for having lost her.

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Nor in all probability would the latest biographer of Bolingbroke endorse that presentment.

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