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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
Guilds of singers and song-writers develop in German towns, calling themselves Meistersinger, or master singers
Craftsmen and treasures arrive in large numbers in Samarkand, sent home from Timur's travels of conquest
The final style of medieval painting, common to all Europe, is known as International Gothic because of its slender and elegant figures
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
Majolica, or tin-glazed earthenware, reaches Italy from Majorca and thus gets its name
The 15-year-old Henry, prince of Wales and the future Henry V, takes personal command of the war against the Welsh
The Ottoman sultan Bayazid is defeated and captured near Ankara by Timur, who keeps the sultan in captivity until his death the following year
John Huss, known for his radical approach to Christianity, is put in charge of the Bethlehem Chapel in Prague
Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland, conspires with Edmund Mortimer against Henry IV
Owain Glyn Dwr captures Aberystwyth and Harlech from the English and sets up an independent Welsh administration
Timur is buried in a mausoleum (the Gur Amir) in Samarkand, a city which becomes an inspiration to his descendants
Henry Percy leads a rebellion with Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York, and flees to Scotland when it fails
Henry IV suffers the first attack of some acute but unidentified illness that recurs frequently in the remaining eight years of his life
Pisa is captured by Florence, to be followed a few years later by the purchase of the seaport of Livorno
On the death of his father, Robert III, James I becomes king of Scotland
James, 12-year-old heir to the Scottish king Robert III, is captured at sea by pirates and handed over to Henry IV
Henry IV has the Scottish prince educated, under guard, at Windsor Castle and demands a large ransom for his release (not paid until 1424)
Rivalry between factions of the French royal family results in the murder in Paris of the king's brother, Louis duke of Orléans, and the onset of civil war
Driven from Aberystwyth and Harlech, Owain Glyn Dwr loses support - and the last Welsh rebellion fades away
