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In 1387 the Lords Appellant launched an armed rebellion against King Richard and defeated his forces at Radcot Bridge outside Oxford . They maintained Richard as a figurehead with little real power, but impeached, imprisoned, exiled, or executed most of his court. For example, Richard's Chancellor the Earl Of Suffolk was impeached in 1388 , and Robert De Vere was exiled. In 1389 Richard's uncle and supporter John Of Gaunt returned from Spain and Richard was able to rebuild his power gradually until 1397 when he reasserted his authority and destroyed the Lords Appellant, exiling Arundel (who later returned during Henry IV 's coup in 1399 ) and Warwick, while Gloucester died in captivity. |
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