Ten years is a long time to wait before taking revenge on your enemies, but King Richard II was a patient man. The Lords Appellant crushed him during the Merciless Parliament, but he slowly recovered his regality, careful to ensure he was safe from attack. And when he struck back, he was swift and merciless. Alas, his fear drove him too far, and in his eagerness to protect his crown, Richard underestimated the very man who would take it from him: Henry Bolingbroke.