Henry IV Biography and Timeline

Birth of Henry IV

Birth of Henry IV, son of John of Gaunt & grandson of Edward III. Birth of Henry IV

Role range: 1399-1413

Peerage

Created Earl of Derby

Role range: 1399-1413

Marriage

Marries Mary of Bohun, daughter of the Earl of Hereford

Role range: 1399-1413

Parliament

Henry Bolingbroke enters Parliament to protest against the tyranny of Richard II

Role range: 1399-1413

Pilgrimage

Goes on as pilgrimage to Jerusalem

Role range: 1399-1413

Succession

Created Duke of Hereford

Role range: 1399-1413

Exile of Henry IV

Exiled by his cousin Richard II to France for 10 years. Accused of treason while trying to warn Richard of Lord Mowbrays treasonable remarks

Role range: 1399-1413

Treason

Accused of treason while trying to warn Richard of Lord Mowbrays treasonable remarks

Role range: 1399-1413

Exile of Henry IV

Richard II extends Henry IVs banishment from 10 years to life

Role range: 1399-1413

Invasion of England

Richard II leaves England to suppress a rebellion in Ireland

Role range: 1399-1413

Arrest of Henry IV

Captured by Richard II

Role range: 1399-1413

Abdication

Richard II abidicates, Henry IV becomes the 1st Lancastrian monarch

Role range: 1399-1413

Succession

Succeeds as King of England, chosen by Parliament to succeed Richard II

Role range: 1399-1413

Coronation

With the agreement of Parliament becomes the 1st Lancastrian King of England. Founds the House of Lancaster, 1399-1461

Role range: 1399-1413

Exile of Henry IV

Richard II extends Henry IVs exile for life

Role range: 1399-1413

Exile of Henry IV

Henry returns from exile by landing in Yorkshire

Role range: 1399-1413

Peerage

Created Duke of Lancaster

Role range: 1399-1413

Succession

Richard II declares Henry disinherited from lands left to him by John of Gaunt

Role range: 1399-1413

Lancaster Dynasty Replaces Richard

Henry IV took the throne after Richard II was deposed, altering the established royal line of succession.

Succession

Suppresses the rebellious supporters of Richard II

Role range: 1399-1413

Rebellion of Wales

Owain Glyn Dwr is declared Prince as Wales rebels against English rule

Role range: 1399-1413

Marriage

Henry IV marries Joan, daughter of Charles II of Navarre, by proxy

Role range: 1399-1413

Battle of Pilleth

The Welsh under Glendower defeat the English under Edmund de Mortimer

Role range: 1399-1413

Invasion of England

French land 1700 men and rout some villages on the Isle of Wight

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1399-1413

Marriage

Marries Joan of Navarre

Role range: 1399-1413

Rebellion of Rebels in Nottingham

Reaches Nottingham & hears that the Percys have risen against him with the Welsh

Role range: 1399-1413

Battle of Shrewsbury

Marches to Shrewsbury to prevent the rebels from joining up with Glendower

Role range: 1399-1413

Battle of Shrewsbury

Northumberland surrenders & is pardoned with a fine. Henry "Hotspur" is killed in his effort to join Owen Glendower

Role range: 1399-1413

Invasion of England

Henry IV marches north to repel border raids from Scotland & Wales

Role range: 1399-1413

Arrest of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland

Northumberland submits to Henry IV & is arrested, his life is spared

Role range: 1399-1413

Invasion of Wales

Launches a short campaign in Wales & returns to London for the winter

Role range: 1399-1413

Arrest of Edmund Mortimer

Henry IV does not raise a ransom & Percy decides to change allegiance the Welsh

Role range: 1399-1413

Arrest of Edmund Mortimer

The Welsh capture Henry Percys brother-in-law Edmund Mortimer

Role range: 1399-1413

Parliament

Parliament opens from January to March

Role range: 1399-1413

Parliament

Opens Parliament in order to increase the defence grant

Role range: 1399-1413

Invasion of England

60 ships are gathered with provisions intended for Owen Glendower

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1399-1413

Parliament

The 2nd Parliament of the year meets at Coventry, the "Unlearned Parliament"

Role range: 1399-1413

Siege of Dartmouth

Charles VI attacks Dartmouth

Role range: 1399-1413

Siege of Guyenne

Orleans marches on Guyenne, still in English hands

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1399-1413

Invasion of Wales

Reaches Hereford on a campaign to invade Wales

Role range: 1399-1413