
206: War of the Roses: The Roots
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Richard the Second Died in Prison
Richard the second died in captivity and it's unclear whether he was starved to death or shot with a crossbow. He doesn't really get an honorable burial because they're having this war with the Welsh for Richard. The Scots who saw that England was fighting with the Welsh were like, you know, we're going to fight the English too. So Henry Hotspur is fighting. That was conveyed upon him by his enemies.
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