In Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I, royal authority is under threat from in and beyond England. How do you explain this with regard to geographic...

In Shakespeare's play, Henry IV, Part
I, King Henry has made plans to travel with his army to the Holy Land to try
to end the war there, in joining the Crusades. However, trouble at home prevents him
from doing so, and Henry cancels his plans, turning his attention to matters within his
own country.

In the play, there are rebellions taking place
in England, specifically in Wales and Northumberland. Geographically, Northumberland is
located in the northeastern part of England, below Scotland, while Wales is located at
the southwestern corner of the island. They are in opposite
directions.

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Northumberland has a history of revolt and
rebellion against the government, as seen in the Rising of the North in Tudor times.
These revolts were usually led by the then Dukes of Northumberland, the Percy
family. Shakespeare makes one of the Percys, the dashing Harry Hotspur, the real hero of
his Henry IV, Part
1.

Wales is
located farther south on the island of Britain.

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Llywelyn ap Gruffydd's death in 1282 marked the
completion of Edward I of England's conquest of Wales...Owain Glyndŵr briefly restored
independence to what was to become modern Wales, in the early 15th century. Wales was
subsequently annexed by England under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 since when,
excluding those matters now devolved to Wales, English law has been the legal system
of Wales and England.

In
reference to the geographical sites of unrest and rebellion in Shakespeare's play,
Henry IV, Part I, the fighting takes place in the far northern part
of Britain, just below Scotland, and in the lower corner of the country, on the
southwestern side.