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Events from the 1390s
1390s
-1394:* Prince Henry the Navigator, explorer * Ulugh Beg, Timurid astronomer.-1397:* King Sejong the Great of Joseon, the humane scientist ruler of Korea* August 10 – Albert II of Habsburg, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire-1398:...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Incumbents
Monarch - Richard II of EnglandRichard II of England
Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
(to 29 September 1399), Henry IV of England
Henry IV of England
Henry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
Events
- 1390
- Parliament passes a statute forbidding retainers to wear liveryLiveryA livery is a uniform, insignia or symbol adorning, in a non-military context, a person, an object or a vehicle that denotes a relationship between the wearer of the livery and an individual or corporate body. Often, elements of the heraldry relating to the individual or corporate body feature in...
whilst off-duty. - Statute of ProvisorsStatute of ProvisorsThe English statute usually called Statute of Provisors is the 25th of Edward III, St. 4 , otherwise termed "The Statute of Provisors of Benefices", or anciently De provisoribus...
prohibits clergy from accepting beneficeBeneficeA benefice is a reward received in exchange for services rendered and as a retainer for future services. The term is now almost obsolete.-Church of England:...
s from the PopePopeThe Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
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- Parliament passes a statute forbidding retainers to wear livery
- 1391
- Parliament re-asserts royal prerogatives.
- 1392
- King Richard IIRichard II of EnglandRichard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
retakes control of London. - Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of GloucesterThomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of GloucesterThomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Buckingham, 1st Earl of Essex, Duke of Aumale, KG was the thirteenth and youngest child of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...
created Lieutenant of IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
but forbidden to actually travel there. - Penistone Grammar SchoolPenistone Grammar SchoolPenistone Grammar School is a comprehensive school and former grammar school in Penistone, in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1392 and its most notable alumnus is Nicholas Saunderson, the probable inventor of Bayes theorem, in the eighteenth...
, which was later to be one of the first coummunity comprehensive schools in England, is founded near BarnsleyBarnsleyBarnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
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- King Richard II
- 1393
- Hundred Years' WarHundred Years' WarThe Hundred Years' War was a series of separate wars waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Valois and the House of Plantagenet, also known as the House of Anjou, for the French throne, which had become vacant upon the extinction of the senior Capetian line of French kings...
: Peace negotiations between England and FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
at CalaisCalaisCalais is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....
. - Rebellion in northern England protesting at peace negotiations with France is quickly suppressed.
- Statute of PraemunirePraemunireIn English history, Praemunire or Praemunire facias was a law that prohibited the assertion or maintenance of papal jurisdiction, imperial or foreign, or some other alien jurisdiction or claim of supremacy in England, against the supremacy of the Monarch...
makes it an offence to promote Papal BullPapal bullA Papal bull is a particular type of letters patent or charter issued by a Pope of the Catholic Church. It is named after the bulla that was appended to the end in order to authenticate it....
s or excommunicationExcommunicationExcommunication is a religious censure used to deprive, suspend or limit membership in a religious community. The word means putting [someone] out of communion. In some religions, excommunication includes spiritual condemnation of the member or group...
s. - Julian of NorwichJulian of NorwichJulian of Norwich is regarded as one of the most important English mystics. She is venerated in the Anglican and Lutheran churches, but has never been canonized, or officially beatified, by the Catholic Church, probably because so little is known of her life aside from her writings, including the...
writes Sixteen Revelations of Divine Love about her mystical visions.
- Hundred Years' War
- 1394
- 2 October - King Richard leads an expedition to Ireland to enforce his rule there.
- 25 December - Richard defines the borders of English rule in Ireland; later to become known as the English Pale.
- 1395
- 15 May - Richard leaves Ireland, having achieved his objectives.
- Lollard manifesto The Twelve Conclusions of the Lollards attached to the doors of St Paul's CathedralSt Paul's CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral and seat of the Bishop of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. St Paul's sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, and is the mother...
and Westminster AbbeyWestminster AbbeyThe Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
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- 1396
- 9 March - Hundred Years' War: 28-year truce signed with France.
- 31 October - Marriage of Richard II of EnglandRichard II of EnglandRichard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
and Isabella of Valois, the daughter of Charles VI of FranceCharles VI of FranceCharles VI , called the Beloved and the Mad , was the King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. His bouts with madness, which seem to have begun in 1392, led to quarrels among the French royal family, which were exploited by the neighbouring powers of England and Burgundy...
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- 1397
- 10 February - John BeaufortJohn Beaufort, 1st Earl of SomersetJohn Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Somerset and 1st Marquess of Dorset, later only 1st Earl of Somerset, KG was the first of the four illegitimate children of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress Katherine Swynford, later his wife...
becomes Earl of SomersetSomersetThe ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
. - 25 September - Thomas ArundelThomas ArundelThomas Arundel was Archbishop of Canterbury in 1397 and from 1399 until his death, an outspoken opponent of the Lollards.-Family background:...
succeeds William CourtenayWilliam CourtenayWilliam Courtenay , English prelate, was Archbishop of Canterbury, having previously been Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of London.-Life:...
as Archbishop of CanterburyArchbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
. - 29 September - John Holland, Earl of HuntingdonJohn Holland, 1st Duke of ExeterJohn Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter KG , also 1st Earl of Huntingdon, was an English nobleman, primarily remembered for helping cause the downfall of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester and then for conspiring against Henry IV.He was the third son of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent and Joan...
is created Duke of ExeterDuke of ExeterThe title Duke of Exeter was created several times in England in the later Middle Ages, when Exeter was the main town of Devon. It was first created for John Holland, the half-brother of King Richard II in 1397. That title was rescinded upon Henry IV's accession to the throne two years later, and...
by his half-brother Richard II. - 8 November - Roger WaldenRoger Walden-Life:Little is now known of Walden's birth nor of his early years. He had some connection with the Channel Islands, and resided for some time in Jersey where he was rector of the Parish Church of St Helier from 1371 to 1378. He then held livings in Yorkshire and in Leicestershire before he...
enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury after Thomas Arundel is banished from the realm by King Richard II. - Thomas Holland, 3rd Earl of KentThomas Holland, 1st Duke of SurreyThomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, 3rd Earl of Kent, 4th Baron Holland, KG, Earl Marshal was an English nobleman.-Early life and family:...
, John's brother is created Duke of SurreyDuke of SurreyThe title of Duke of Surrey was created by Richard II for Thomas Holland, 3rd Earl of Kent. Following Richard's deposition, his successor, Henry IV deprived his predecessors' supporters of many of their titles, including this one, which has never been recreated.The title Earl of Surrey, also...
by King Richard. - Richard II attempts to reassert authority over his kingdom by arresting members of a group of powerful barons known as the Lords AppellantLords AppellantThe Lords Appellant were a group of nobles in the reign of King Richard II who sought to impeach some five of the King's favourites in order to restrain what was seen as tyrannical and capricious rule. The word appellant simply means '[one who is] appealing [in a legal sense]'...
. - September - Parliament condemsn the Lords Appellant, impeaching Duke of Gloucester, Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of ArundelRichard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of ArundelRichard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel and 9th Earl of Surrey KG was an English medieval nobleman and military commander.-Lineage:...
, and Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of WarwickThomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of WarwickThomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick, KG was an English medieval nobleman, and one of the primary opponents of Richard II.- Birth and Marriage:...
. - Richard WhittingtonRichard WhittingtonSir Richard Whittington was a medieval merchant and politician, and the real-life inspiration for the pantomime character Dick Whittington. Sir Richard Whittington was four times Lord Mayor of London, a Member of Parliament and a sheriff of London...
aka Dick Whittington is elected Lord Mayor of LondonLord Mayor of LondonThe Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
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- 10 February - John Beaufort
- 1398
- 27 January - Parliament meets at ShrewsburyShrewsburyShrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
and annuls the acts of the 13881380s in EnglandEvents from the 1380s in England.-Events:* 1380** 16 January - Parliament declares Richard II of age to rule.** July to September - Hundred Years' War: The King's uncle, Thomas of Woodstock, raids France.** November - New poll tax imposed....
Parliament. - 16 September - King Richard stops a duelDuelA duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two individuals, with matched weapons in accordance with agreed-upon rules.Duels in this form were chiefly practised in Early Modern Europe, with precedents in the medieval code of chivalry, and continued into the modern period especially among...
between his cousin, Henry of BolingbrokeHenry IV of EnglandHenry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
, and Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of NorfolkThomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of NorfolkThomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, KG, Lord Marshal and Earl Marshal was an English nobleman.-Life:...
. - King Richard II exiles both Henry Bolingbroke and the Duke of Norfolk for ten years in order to end their feud.
- Mount Grace PrioryMount Grace PrioryMount Grace Priory, in the parish of East Harlsey, North Yorkshire, England is today the best preserved and most accessible of the ten medieval Carthusian houses in England....
is established in YorkshireYorkshireYorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
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- 27 January - Parliament meets at Shrewsbury
- 1399
- 3 February - Death of John of GauntJohn of Gaunt, 1st Duke of LancasterJohn of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster , KG was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...
, uncle of King Richard II and father of Henry Bolingbroke. - 18 March - Richard II cancels the legal documents allowing the exiled Henry Bolingbroke to inherit his father's land.
- 1 June - Richard travels to Ireland to suppress a rebellion.
- July - Henry Bolingbroke, with exiled former Archbishop of CanterburyArchbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
Thomas ArundelThomas ArundelThomas Arundel was Archbishop of Canterbury in 1397 and from 1399 until his death, an outspoken opponent of the Lollards.-Family background:...
as an advisor, returns to England and begins a military campaign to reclaim his confiscated land. - August - Having returned from Ireland, Richard is taken prisoner by Henry's followers at Conway Castle.
- 29 September - Abdication of Richard II, the first for an English monarch.
- 30 September - Parliament accepts Henry BolingbrokeHenry IV of EnglandHenry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
as the new king. - 13 October - CoronationCoronationA coronation is a ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch and/or their consort with regal power, usually involving the placement of a crown upon their head and the presentation of other items of regalia...
of Henry IV of EnglandHenry IV of EnglandHenry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
. - 21 October - Thomas ArundelThomas ArundelThomas Arundel was Archbishop of Canterbury in 1397 and from 1399 until his death, an outspoken opponent of the Lollards.-Family background:...
is restored as Archbishop of CanterburyArchbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
, replacing Roger WaldenRoger Walden-Life:Little is now known of Walden's birth nor of his early years. He had some connection with the Channel Islands, and resided for some time in Jersey where he was rector of the Parish Church of St Helier from 1371 to 1378. He then held livings in Yorkshire and in Leicestershire before he...
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- 3 February - Death of John of Gaunt
Births
- 1390
- 27 December - Anne de MortimerAnne de MortimerAnne de Mortimer, Countess of Cambridge was an English noblewoman in line of succession for the throne of England...
, claimant to the throne (died 1411) - John Dunstaple, composer (died 1453)
- Humphrey, Duke of GloucesterHumphrey, Duke of GloucesterHumphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Pembroke, KG , also known as Humphrey Plantagenet, was "son, brother and uncle of kings", being the fourth and youngest son of king Henry IV of England by his first wife, Mary de Bohun, brother to king Henry V of England, and uncle to the...
(died 1447)
- 27 December - Anne de Mortimer
- 1391
- 6 November - Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, politician (died 1425)
- Thomas West, 2nd Baron WestThomas West, 2nd Baron WestThomas West, 2nd Baron West succeeded as Baron West at the age of 14. In less than a year, he married Ida de Saint Amand, younger daughter and coheiress of Amaury de Saint Amand, 3rd Baron Saint Amand . He was knighted on the eve of Henry V's coronation...
(died 1415)
- 1392
- 3 February - Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of NorthumberlandHenry Percy, 2nd Earl of NorthumberlandHenry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland was an English nobleman and military commander in the lead up to the Wars of the Roses. He was the son of Henry "Hotspur" Percy, and the grandson of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland...
(died 1455) - John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of NorfolkJohn de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of NorfolkSir John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, 9th Baron Segrave, 8th Baron Mowbray KG, Earl Marshal was an English nobleman....
(died 1432)
- 3 February - Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
- 1394
- Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of SuffolkMichael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of SuffolkMichael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk was an English nobleman, the eldest son of Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and Katherine de Stafford....
, (died 1415)
- Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk
- 1395
- 18 March - John Holland, 2nd Duke of ExeterJohn Holland, 2nd Duke of ExeterJohn Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter KG was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War.-Family:...
, military leader (died 1447) - 7 September - Reginald West, 6th Baron De La WarrReginald West, 6th Baron De La WarrReginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr and 3rd Baron West was the second son of Thomas West, 1st Baron West and Joan La Warr, half-sister and heiress of Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr...
, politician (died 1427) - William WaynfleteWilliam WaynfleteWilliam Waynflete , born William Patten, was Bishop of Winchester from 1447 to 1486, and Lord Chancellor of England from 1456 to 1460. He is best remembered as the founder of Magdalen College and Magdalen College School in Oxford....
, Lord Chancellor and bishop of Winchester (died 1486)
- 18 March - John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter
- 1396
- 16 October - William de la Pole, 1st Duke of SuffolkWilliam de la Pole, 1st Duke of SuffolkWilliam de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, KG , nicknamed Jack Napes , was an important English soldier and commander in the Hundred Years' War, and later Lord Chamberlain of England.He also appears prominently in William Shakespeare's Henry VI, part 1 and Henry VI, part 2 and other...
(died 1450) - John de Ros, 8th Baron de RosJohn de Ros, 8th Baron de RosJohn de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros of Helmsley was an English nobleman.He was the eldest son of William de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros and Margaret FitzAlan. His mother was a daughter of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel and Elizabeth le Despenser....
(died 1421)
- 16 October - William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
- 1399
- William CanyngeWilliam CanyngeWilliam II Canynges was an English merchant and shipper from Bristol, one of the wealthiest private citizens of his day and an occasional royal financier. He served as Mayor of Bristol five times and as MP for Bristol thrice...
, merchant (approximate date; died 1474)
- William Canynge
Deaths
- 1390
- 14 August - John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron ArundelJohn FitzAlan, 2nd Baron ArundelJohn FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, 3rd Baron Maltravers jure matris ?, also called John de Arundel , of Buckland, Surrey, was the son of John FitzAlan, 1st Baron Arundel and Eleanor Maltravers....
, soldier (born 1364)
- 14 August - John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel
- 1394
- 4 June - Mary de BohunMary de BohunMary de Bohun was the first wife of King Henry IV of England and the mother of King Henry V. Mary was never queen, as she died before her husband came to the throne.-Early life:...
, wife of Henry IVHenry IV of EnglandHenry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
(born c. 1369) - 7 June - Anne of BohemiaAnne of BohemiaAnne of Bohemia was Queen of England as the first wife of King Richard II. A member of the House of Luxembourg, she was the eldest daughter of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Elizabeth of Pomerania....
, queen of Richard IIRichard II of EnglandRichard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
(plague) (born 1366) - John de Ros, 6th Baron de RosJohn de Ros, 6th Baron de RosJohn de Ros, 6th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, KB . He took a prominent part in the pageantry at the coronation of the ill-advised, and ill-fated Richard II, then only years old. Following the coronation he was made a Knight of the Bath. While on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem he died in Paphos, Cyprus. His...
(born 1365) - John Devereux, 2nd Baron DevereuxJohn Devereux, 2nd Baron DevereuxJohn Devereux, 2nd Baron Devereux, KG, was an English peer during the reign of King Richard II.-Life:He was the son of William Devereux and a companion-in-arms of the Edward, the Black Prince. Under the prince's service he served in Aquitaine and sought at the siege of Limoges in 1370...
(year of birth unknown) - John HawkwoodJohn HawkwoodSir John Hawkwood was an English mercenary or condottiero who was active in 14th century Italy. The French chronicler Jean Froissart knew him as Jean Haccoude and Italians as Giovanni Acuto...
, mercenary (born 1320)
- 4 June - Mary de Bohun
- 1396
- 31 July - William CourtenayWilliam CourtenayWilliam Courtenay , English prelate, was Archbishop of Canterbury, having previously been Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of London.-Life:...
, Archbishop of CanterburyArchbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
(born c. 1342) - 29 November - Robert Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Wemme (born 1373)
- John Beaumont, 4th Baron BeaumontJohn Beaumont, 4th Baron BeaumontJohn Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont KG served in the Hundred Years' War against the partisans of Pope Clement VII.Beaumont was born in 1361 at the Duchy of Brabant to Henry Beaumont, 3rd Baron Beaumont and Margaret de Vere...
, Constable of Dover Castle (born 1361)
- 31 July - William Courtenay
- 1397
- 3 June - William Montacute, 2nd Earl of SalisburyWilliam Montacute, 2nd Earl of SalisburySir William II Montague, alias de Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, 4th Baron Montacute, King of Mann, KG was an English nobleman and commander in the English army during King Edward III's French campaigns in the Hundred Years War.He was born in Donyatt in Somerset, the eldest son of William...
, military leader (born 1328) - 15 September - Adam EastonAdam EastonAdam Easton was an English Cardinal, born at Easton in Norfolk.He joined the Benedictines at Norwich moving on to the Benedictine Gloucester College, Oxford where he became one of the most outstanding students of his generation, being especially proficient in Hebrew...
, Catholic Cardinal (year of birth unknown) - 21 September - Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of ArundelRichard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of ArundelRichard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel and 9th Earl of Surrey KG was an English medieval nobleman and military commander.-Lineage:...
, military leader (executed) (born 1346) - Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of KentThomas Holland, 2nd Earl of KentThomas Holland , 2nd Earl of Kent, 3rd Baron Holand KG was an English nobleman and a councillor of his half-brother, King Richard II of England.-Family and early Life:...
(born 1350)
- 3 June - William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury
- 1398
- 24 March - Margaret Plantagenet, Duchess of Norfolk (born c. 1320)
- 20 July - Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England (born 1374)
- 1399
- 3 February - John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of LancasterJohn of Gaunt, 1st Duke of LancasterJohn of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster , KG was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...
(born 1340) - 22 September - Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of NorfolkThomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of NorfolkThomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, KG, Lord Marshal and Earl Marshal was an English nobleman.-Life:...
, politician (born 1366) - William le Scrope, 1st Earl of WiltshireWilliam le Scrope, 1st Earl of WiltshireSir William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, King of Mann KG was a close supporter of King Richard II of England. He was a second son of Richard le Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton.-Life:...
(born 1350)
- 3 February - John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster