Edmund Lancaster, 1st1263
Renounces title as King of Sicily because Henry III cannot provide funds & manpower
England · House / House of Plantagenet. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Renounces title as King of Sicily because Henry III cannot provide funds & manpower
Appointed Member of Council who rule after Edward IIIs forced abdication
Richard II abidicates, Henry IV becomes the 1st Lancastrian monarch
Forced to abdicate by the Earl of Hereford, son of John of Gaunt, who claims the crown. Abdicates under pressure from the nobles in the Tower of London
Parliament accepts Richards abdication & declares Bolingbroke Henry IV
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