Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York, had participated in the
overthrow of Richard II in favour of Henry IV in 1399. Like the
Earl of Worcester and his nephew Henry Percy, however, he soon
became disillusioned at Henry's style of rule, and joined with the
Percy family in their rebellion in 1403. Although he survived the
Battle of Shrewsbury (where Henry Hotspur was killed), his
continued vocal resentment against the King led to his arrest in
1405, and he was beheaded for treason outside the city walls of his
cathedral city, York, on 8th June 1405.
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