Question

This king released the imprisoned Thomas Usk after he wrote an allegorical poem justifying his allegiance-switching whose words spelled an acrostic asking for mercy, A Testament of Love. This is the first king chronicled in Thomas Walsingham’s St. Albans Chronicle, which attacks his uncle. Michael de la Pole (15[1])organized this king’s marriage to Anne of Bohemia. (15[2])This King died (15[1])at Pontefract (15[1])Castle (15[1])shortly after a group of nobles failed to re-establish his reign during the Epiphany Rising. After (-5[1])defeating this king’s forces at (15[1])(*) Radcot Bridge, (10[1])the Lords Appellant convicted many members (-5[1])of his court (10[2])during the (10[1])Merciless Parliament. (10[1])This king introduced unpopular poll taxes on behalf of his uncle (10[1])John of Gaunt. (-5[2])Henry IV overthrew, (10[1]-5[1])for 10 (10[1])points, what king who dealt with (10[1])the Peasants Revolt? ■END■ (10[6]0[7])

ANSWER: Richard II [prompt on Richard]
<Emmett Laurie, European History>
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Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y3100%0%0%107.67
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y633%0%67%110.50
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y250%0%0%97.00
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y367%33%0%83.00
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y5100%100%0%55.20
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y3100%0%33%118.67
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC10/28/2023Y4100%25%0%109.50
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y2100%0%0%109.50

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Abigail TanTabearnacleScottish, Irish, Both or Neither4715
Justin Lee3HK1MM10 Negs that Shook the Quiz5515
Andrew FrazerOld London TownFour Neg Omelette5515
Ian BayleyBroken HeartsYes, Moderator5815
Robert FreemanUSC AUNC C6015
Michael KohnFoucault's PenndulumEdinburgh6115
Caleb KendrickUMD ARIT77-5
Mitchell ShaddenTexas AOklahoma A8215
Ryan HumphreyTexas BRice8410
Julian BushlowCornell BSwarthmore90-5
Biniam AlaroFlorida AFSU A9310
Eli IssoksonBrandeisHarvard9310
Patrick TorreUMD BRIT9510
NathanielBerkeley AStanford9710
Jason HongBrownTufts10810
Joey SunToronto RoflToronto Weary111-5
Cooper RohColumbia ANYU111-5
Jared HeWaterloo HatsuneWaterloo Miku11410
Jerry VinokurovJohn JayJHU A114-5
Ishan JoshiMixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, AdrianToronto Joy11610
Rodrigo RoseMITBoston College12210
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto WearyToronto Rofl12610
Khanh NguyenFlorida BFSU B12610
Ben RotkoSwarthmoreCornell B1260
William GrogerColumbia BJHU B12610
Cade ReinbergerRITUMD A1260
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYUColumbia A1260
Swapnil GargBerkeley BBerkeley C1260
Ryan SunBerkeley CBerkeley B1260
Christopher LloydOklahoma BTexas C1260
Owen GilroyTexas COklahoma B1260
Diego AlmarazUNC ADuke A12610
Jim FanUNC BUSC B12610
Jim FanUNC BUSC B12610