“No. But here we show everyone that his very cause was just. He said that there was no rule of law, but that the lords and the king do as they please. Here we prove it is so. We make a peace on the battlefield while he is in arms, while he is strong and we are weak; when he is near to victory and we are trapped in the Tower. We give him a pardon—that is our word of honor—but we break it as soon as he is a fugitive. The king’s name is on the pardon, the king gave his word. Turns out that means nothing.
