Here the king uttered a dreadful imprecation, expressive of rage and despair.
Portrait of Henry.
HENRY OF BOLINGBROKE—KING HENRY IV.
He then demanded that they should let him have his wife. But Henry replied that the council had forbidden that he should see the queen. This exasperated the king more than ever. He walked to and fro across the apartment, wringing his hands, and uttering wild and incoherent expressions of helpless rage.
PONTEFRACT CASTLE, KING RICHARD'S PRISON.
The king is compelled to abdicate the crown.