Thus there were good political reasons why Henry should not have killed Richard. This is not to say that he did not give the order, only to remind us that one cannot judge innocence or guilt on the strength of motive alone.

— Ian Mortimer The Fears of Henry IV: The Life of England's Self-made King (2007)

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