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England in 1398

Historical records for England in 1398, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

10Records
8Events
5Named people
4Places
6Categories

Historical records

February

3 February 1398Death of Richard IIRichard II

House / House of Plantagenet

Death of John of Gaunt, Richard confiscates his Lancaster Estate

3 February 1398Death of Richard IIRichard II

London · House / House of Plantagenet

John of Gaunt dies & Richard confiscates his Lancaster Estate

September

16 September 1398Exile of Henry IVHenry IV

London · House / House of Lancaster

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

16 September 1398Exile of Richard IIRichard II

Coventry · House / House of Plantagenet

Orders Bolingbroke & Mowbray to fight a duel at Coventry then intercedes. Exiles Bolingbroke & Mowbray as his regime becomes more despotic

16 September 1398Exile of Richard IIRichard II

London · House / House of Plantagenet

Henry IV, Bolingbroke, son of John of Gaunt, is banished by Richard II

16 September 1398TreasonHenry IV

London · House / House of Lancaster

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

Other Events

1398BishopHenry Beaufort

Lincoln · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Bishop of Lincoln

1398Death of Roger MortimerRoger Mortimer March, 4th

House / House of Mortimer

Death of Roger Mortimer

1398ParliamentRichard II

London · Government / Government of England

The new Parliament revokes all legislation passed by the "Merciless Parliament"

1398Siege of ParisHenry V

Paris · Warfare / Hundred Years War

Henry V marches on Paris & dictates terms to Charles VI. Henry V makes an alliance with the Burgundians

Names involved

Henry BeaufortHenry IVHenry VRichard IIRoger Mortimer March, 4th

Places involved

CoventryLincolnLondonParis

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.