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The Percies, a great northern family, had supported Henry in 1399, but had not expected Richard to be deposed and murdered. They rebelled in 1403, but Henry \'Hotspur\' Percy - acting prematurely and with inadequate support - was defeated and killed by the king at Shrewsbury in 1403. Conspiracies continued: Henry IV arrested and executed Archbishop Scrope of York in 1405, and Hotspur\'s father, the Earl of Northumberland, was crushed at Bramham Moor in 1408.
Even as the Lancastrian regime consolidated, Henry IV faced opposition from Parliament over the composition of the royal council and mismanagement of the royal finances. In 1410, Prince Henry took control of the council and rallied a new generation of aristocrats to his support. However, an attempt in 1411 to force Henry IV\'s abdication was misconceived and, in December 1411, the king resumed full power.
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