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1337 - 1453The Hundred Years' War between England and France.
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Apr 1366Henry Bolingbroke, future Henry IV of England, is born at Bolingbroke Castle.
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5 Feb 1381Henry Bolingbroke, future Henry IV of England, marries Mary of Bohun.
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16 Sep 1387Prince Henry, future Henry V of England, is born at Monmouth Castle.
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Dec 1387A group of English barons defeat Robert de Vere and his supporters at the Battle of Radcot Bridge near Oxford.
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1388The 'Merciless Parliament' appoints five Lords Appellants to rule England and sidelines Richard II of England.
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1397Richard II of England begins a purge on the Lords Appellant, who were voted by the 'Merciless Parliament' to rule in his stead. They are executed or exiled, including Henry Bolingbroke.
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1399 - 1413Reign of Henry IV of England.
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3 Feb 1399Death of John of Gaunt, son of Edward III of England and Duke of Lancaster. His son Henry Bolingbroke inherits the title and the claim to the throne.
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Jun 1399 - Jul 1399Henry Bolingbroke lands in northern England with a small invading army and marches south.
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Sep 1399Richard II of England is imprisoned in the Tower of London by Henry Bolingbroke.
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29 Sep 1399Henry Bolingbroke forces Richard II of England to sign a formal document of abdication.
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30 Sep 1399Parliament officially nominates Henry Bolingbroke as Richard II of England’s successor.
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13 Oct 1399Coronation of Henry IV of England in Westminster Abbey.
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1400The Welsh leader Owain Glyn Dwr declares himself the Prince of Wales.
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14 Feb 1400Death of Richard II of England in Pontefract Castle, Yorkshire.
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21 Jul 1403Henry IV of England defeats rebellious barons at the Battle of Shrewsbury. Prince Henry, future Henry V of England also participates.
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1404The Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyn Dwr captures Harlech Castle.
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1406The 'Long Parliament' haggles with Henry IV of England over state finances.
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22 Mar 1406The young Prince James, future James I of Scotland, is captured after a shipwreck and imprisoned in England for 18 years by Henry IV of England.
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Feb 1408Henry IV of England wins the Battle of Bramham Moor against the combined Welsh and English rebels.
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1409A royal army led by the Prince of Wales, future King Henry V of England, recaptures Harlech Castle in Wales.
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20 Mar 1413Henry IV of England dies of illness.
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9 Apr 1413Coronation of Henry V of England in Westminster Abbey.
