Dictionary - Definition of Bolingbroke

Definition: Bolingbroke


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. The first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413).[Wordnet].
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Date "Bolingbroke" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1590. (references)

Specialty Definition: Bolingbroke

Domain	Definition
Literature	Bolingbroke Henry IV of England; so called from Bolingbroke, in Lincolnshire, where he was born. (1366, 1399-1413.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Common Expressions: Bolingbroke

Expressions	Definition
Frederick St John, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke	Bully, as he was called by his contemporaries, is best known for his extravagant lifestyle and the racehorses he bred. He married Lady Diana Spencer, elder daughter of the duke of Marlborough after making a joking proposal to her in one of London's pleasure gardens. Bolingbroke's insistence on maintaining a bachelor's lifestyle (which included lavish spending, a string of mistresses, heavy drinking, and gambling, among other vices) after their marriage, coupled with verbal and possibly physical spousal abuse led to a bitter separation between Bully and the popular and artistic Lady Di. The separation eventually became a divorce after Viscountess Bolingbroke had a child by her lover, Topham Beauclerk. The Bolingbroke divorce is notable for being streamlined compared to similar proceedings and thus is credited with easing the way for noble divorces in the 19th century. (references)
Henry Bolingbroke	The first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke	Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, (September 16, 1678 - December 12, 1751), was an English statesman and philosopher. (references)
New Bolingbroke	New Bolingbroke is a village in the Lincolnshire Fens about 10 km east of Coningsby. Old Bolingbroke is a different village about 10 km to the north east. (references)
Viscount Bolingbroke	The title Viscount Bolingbroke was created in 1712 the Peerage of Great Britain for Henry St John. St John was also given the title of Baron St John. After the first Viscount's death, the title was inherited by Frederick St John, who had previously succeeded to the titles of Viscount St John and Baron St John of Battersea, both in the Peerage of Great Britain. (references)
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Extended Definition: Bolingbroke

Bolingbroke

Bolingbroke is the name of:

Henry IV of England, also known as Henry of Bolingbroke
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678–1751), a Tory party Jacobite grandee and British statesman
other Lords Bolingbroke bearing the title Earl of Bolingbroke or Viscount Bolingbroke

Bolingbroke may be a place:

Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, Old Bolingbroke, a village where Bolingbroke Castle is located
New Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, a different village
Bolingbroke, Georgia
The similarly spelled Bolingbrook, Illinois

Bolingbroke may also mean:

Bristol Bolingbroke, the initial name of the fighter project that became the Bristol Blenheim World War II fighter-bomber
Bristol Fairchild Bolingbroke, a later wartime Canadian variant of the Blenheim

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Topics by Level of Interest: Bolingbroke
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke	32	Bolingbroke	4
Viscount Bolingbroke and St John	12	Bolingbroke Castle	7
Bolingbroke Castle	7	Frederick St John, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke	6
George St John, 3rd Viscount Bolingbroke	6	George St John, 3rd Viscount Bolingbroke	6
Frederick St John, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke	6	Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke	32
Bolingbroke	4	Horace Bolingbroke Woodward	2
New Bolingbroke	2	New Bolingbroke	2
Horace Bolingbroke Woodward	2	Viscount Bolingbroke and St John	12
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Translations: Bolingbroke

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified	博林布罗克 (bolingbroke). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, bolingbroke. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional	博林布洛克 (bolingbroke). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, bolingbroke. (volunteer & more translations)
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Language	Translations for “bolingbroke” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag	Bathagolathagingbrathagoke (Bolingbroke). Additional references: Athag, bolingbroke. (volunteer)
Double Dutch	Bagolagingbragoke (Bolingbroke). Additional references: Double Dutch, bolingbroke. (volunteer)
Leet	\|>()#!^/9\|>[z()\|{3 (Bolingbroke). Additional references: Leet, bolingbroke. (volunteer)
Oppish	Bopolopingbropoke (Bolingbroke). Additional references: Oppish, bolingbroke. (volunteer)
Pig Latin	olingbrokebay (bolingbroke). Additional references: Pig Latin, bolingbroke. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi	Bubolubingbruboke (Bolingbroke). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, bolingbroke. (volunteer)
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