The Jerusalem Chamber

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According to Holinshed, it was predicted that Henry IV would die in Jerusalem; Shakespeare’s play repeats this. Henry took this to mean that he would die on crusade. In reality, he died at the house of the Abbot of Westminster, in the Jerusalem chamber.

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fireplace, westminster abbey jerusalem chamber room, king henry the fourth iv death, big table

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United Kingdom Buildings and Monuments

Source

Rev. C. Arthur Lane Illustrated Notes on English Church History (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1901)

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