Richard wages is a war in Ireland but needs more funds.
John of Gaunt is rich and when he dies the king confiscates his property.
Bolingbroke and many nobles rebel against the King and Richard yields and Henry escorts him to London. His loyal queen continues to support him and although the Bishop of Carlisle speaks out against Henry and his claims to the crown he fails.
The King signs a confession and yields the throne.
Henry orders him confined to the Tower of London, then announces his own coronation as Henry IV.
The Duke of Aumerle, the Bishop of Carlisle and the Abbot of Westminster organize a last-minute plot against Henry, but again it fails.
Henry has Richard transferred to Pomfret Castle.