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Events relating to england
The English king, Richard II, commissions a diptych (the Wilton Diptych) showing himself being presented to the Virgin and Child
Richard II banishes Thomas de Mowbray for life and Henry of Bolingbroke for ten years
A dangerous feud develops between two of England's most powerful barons, Henry of Bolingbroke (son of John of Gaunt) and Thomas de Mowbray
John of Gaunt dies and Richard II denies Henry of Bolingbroke his Lancastrian inheritance, declaring Gaunt's vast estates forfeit to the crown
Henry of Bolingbroke, denied his inheritance, returns to England to lead an armed rebellion against his cousin the king
Richard II surrenders at Conwy to the forces led by Henry of Bolingbroke
Richard II is deposed by parliament and Boliingbroke is proclaimed king of England, as Henry IV, introducing the royal house of Lancaster
Richard II cedes his crown to Bolingbroke, as Henry IV, and a few months later dies in Pontefract castle - probably starved to death
Richard II dies in Pontefract castle, almost certainly starved to death on the orders of the new king - insecure on his throne as an undeniable usurper
The followers of Wycliffe, after his death, become known as Lollards or 'mutterers'
The English mystery cycles are performed by trade guilds, on carts pulled from audience to audience around the city
The Welsh rise against the English and proclaim Owain Glyn Dwr as their own prince of Wales
Owain Glyn Dwr captures Aberystwyth and Harlech from the English and sets up an independent Welsh administration
Henry Percy invades England from Scotland, and is killed at the battle of Bramham Moor
Henry V succeeds his father, Henry IV, as king of England
Henry V wins a victory on St Crispin's day at Agincourt, against a much larger and more heavily armed French force
The treaty of Troyes, between the English and the Burgundian faction, grants Henry V the status of heir to the French throne
Henry V marries Catherine, daughter of the French king and sister of the rightful heir to the kingdom, the dauphin, who is on the opposing side
Henry VI, son of Henry V and Catherine of France, is king of England and theoretically king of France before his first birthday
An engagement at St Albans is the first battle in the 30-year struggle between the white and red roses of York and Lancaster
The first success in the Wars of the Roses goes to the white rose, with the Yorkist prince crowned as Edward IV
Thomas Malory, in gaol somewhere in England, compiles Morte d'Arthur – an English account of the French tales of King Arthur
Edward IV, landing at Calais with a large army, is bought off at Picquigny with a bribe - ending his attempt to revive the Hundred Years' War
Caxton establishes the first English printing press in London, after working in the new trade in Bruges
The English king Edward IV dies and his succeeded by his 12-year-old son as Edward V
