Permanent historical factsheet

Arrest of Richard II

England · House / House of Plantagenet. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1399–1400Date range
1Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1399

Richard II19 August 1399

Flint · House / House of Plantagenet

Surrenders to Henry Bolingbroke at Flint Castle & is then imprisoned in the Tower

Richard II1399

Pontefract · House / House of Plantagenet

Imprisoned in Pontefract Castle after trying to do away with Parliamentary Government

1400

Richard II10 February 1400

Pontefract · House / House of Plantagenet

Death of Richard II, assassinated

Names involved

Richard II

Provenance

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